Dunkin’ Brands Employees And Franchisees Volunteer To Fight Hunger

PR Newswire:

Employees and franchisees of Dunkin’ Brands will volunteer at America’s Second Harvest Food Banks throughout the nation to fight hunger in their local communities during the month of July. There will be an estimated 250 volunteers donating their time in 16 cities.

This effort is part of Dunkin’ Brands long-term commitment to support the efforts of America’s Second Harvest — The Nation’s Food Bank Network to help feed the more than 35 million Americans who live in “food insecure households” — meaning that they do not always know where they will find their next meal. This year, Dunkin’ Brands Community Foundation, the charitable foundation of Dunkin’ Brands and independent Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins franchisees, donated nearly $300,000 to America’s Second Harvest’s efforts to prepare for and respond to disasters.

Volunteers will perform a wide variety of tasks in their efforts to help feed people at risk of hunger. In Boston, they will sort food at the Greater Boston Food Bank. In Charlotte, North Carolina, employees will help pack nearly 500 backpacks with “child friendly food” that children will take home to help feed their families. In Cleveland, workers will help chop meats and vegetables and prepare breakfast and lunch.

“From California wildfires to Midwest tornados and East Coast hurricanes, America’s Second Harvest rises to the occasion to serve our communities in their times of need,” said Paul Leech, chief administrative officer of Dunkin’ Brands and the co-chair of the Dunkin’ Brands Community Foundation. “With this volunteer day, it’s our way of giving back to an organization that helps so many people in the communities where we live and work.” More.