How Businesses can help to End Childhood Hunger
Published December 16, 2008 @ 11:42AM PT
How businesses can help
Make sure all your employees know about assistance they may be eligible to receive.
Use your technical expertise in ways that can make a difference.
Building contractors can help make needed improvements to after school program facilities.
Restaurants can urge their chefs and other staff to teach nutrition education classes.
Media outlets can donate public service announcements or donate special programming about nutrition assistance programs.
Donate and organize groups of employee volunteers to help local food assistance programs.
Sponsor Summer Meal Program
Become a sponsor, get involved, donate your time and/or money to end child hunger.
Email us at info@endchildhungeraz.org to learn more.
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