**MEDIA ADVISORY**
IT’S A GREAT DAY TO TACKLE HUNGER
Verizon, and NFL teams Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints are helping tackle hunger in their community before their game on October 20th.
What: Arizona Cardinals Food Drive
Fans of both teams are being challenged to give during the Gridiron Giving Challenge leading up to this Thursday’s game on 10/20. All proceeds donated during this friendly competition will be benefiting, United Food Bank in Arizona and Second Harvest Food Bank in Louisiana. The Cardinals will be hosting a food drive at the Stadium before Thursday’s game to help collect food for United Food Bank.
Where/When:
State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinal Way, Glendale, AZ 85303)
Thursday, October 20, 2022 vs New Orleans Saints 2:15pm – Kickoff
2:15PM – 3:00PM: Volunteers arriving & setting up
4:00PM – Kickoff: Collect food and encourage fans to donate via QR codes
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NOTE TO EDITOR:
Media Opportunities: Please RSVP if you are planning on coming to gjohn@unitedfoodbank.org or text 480-235-5062
United Food Bank Contact: Ginger John
Email: gjohn@unitedfoodbank.org
Cell: (480) 235-5062
Cardinals Contact: Adam Richman
Email: arichman@cardinals.nfl.net
Cell: (602) 448-2593
United Food Bank has provided hunger relief to people in the East Valley and eastern Arizona since 1983. As a Feeding America member food bank, we collect, acquire, store, and distribute food to over 150 partner agencies in five counties. United Food Bank distributes more than 22.7 million pounds of food annually, 52,000 meals per day. We depend on thousands of volunteer hours annually to accomplish this work. Find out more about us at unitedfoodbank.org
