Impact 100 SRQ Partners with Mayors’ Feed the Hungry and Omega PSI PHI Fraternity for Food Drive at Nathan Benderson Park

June 14, 2021 – Sarasota

The Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program is proud to announce a partnership with Impact100 SRQ and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity to host a food drive at Nathan Benderson Park on Saturday June 19, 2021. The event will be held in the parking lot with drive-through and drop-off available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Members of the community are encouraged to donate both perishable and nonperishable food items during that time. 

Jane Gill Watt, President of Impact100 SRQ commented: “Providing a solution for food insecurity in our community is one of the impacts of Impact. Please join us as we continue positive change one Grant at a time.”

Through a generous grant, Impact100 SRQ funded the cost of a refrigerated truck that enables Mayors’ Feed the Hungry to collect perishable items which otherwise would not be available to food pantries and would inevitably be thrown away. As a result, food pantries will receive a much greater variety of fresh food, including milk, vegetables, and meats for the families they serve. 

Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Pi Beta Beta Chapter, Bradenton/Sarasota, will take the lead in organizing the food drive event at Benderson Park. 

 The following items are needed: 

Meat, cheese, fruit, vegetables, eggs, milk, drinks, canned goods, baby food, and fresh, frozen and or non-perishable items. We are also collecting pet food for the National PTSD Association. 

About Impact100 SRQ: Impact100 SRQ is one of more than 60 chapters worldwide that embraces the local collective giving model. The organization brings together a diverse group of women that annual fund transformational grants to local nonprofits in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. 

About Mayors’ Feed the Hungry: The Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program is endorsed and sponsored by all nine Mayors and both County Commissions in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. This volunteer organization collects food and funds to provide food and food gift cards to those in need through local food pantries. It has been feeding local families since 1987. 

About Omega Psi Phi Fraternity: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is a historically African American fraternity, founded in 1911 at Howard University. This organization is focused on dedicated service to their local community, through outreach, mentoring, and fundraising for college scholarships. 

About the National PTSD Association: The National PTSD Service Association, Inc. is a nonprofit agency that provides service dogs by clinical referral at no cost to veterans and public safety personnel in need, empowering them to live fulfilled lives. With 22 suicides a day to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the National PTSD Service Association is providing a solution that works: highly trained service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Visit the website: www.MayorsFeedTheHungry.org or e-mail: info@mayorsfeedthehungry.org.