More than 500 people are expected at the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk on the morning of February 24th to “take steps to end hunger in South Florida” when they take off at the 8th Annual Feeding South Florida Outrun Hunger 5K, presented this year by JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
Feeding South Florida, a member of the Feeding America® network of food banks and the leading domestic hunger-relief organization serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, invites runners at all levels to join the event. You can register here: fsfoutrunhunger5k.eventbrite.com, either as an individual or as part of a team.
For every registration of the Outrun Hunger 5k event, $20, Feeding South Florida can provide 120 meals.
By raising $50, you can help provide 300 meals, and also receive an official Outrun Hunger 5k t-shirt.
Feeding South Florida rescues 46 million pounds of food annually, serving 710,370 individuals in need of food assistance — 248,080 of whom are children and 120,000 are older adults.
The proceeds will not only go towards ending hunger throughout South Florida, but will also help create awareness throughout the community and help your neighbors in need.
The event will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 7:30 a.m – 9:30 a.m. It begins at Charnow Park, 1500 N Broadwalk, at Garfield Street.
About Feeding South Florida®
The mission of Feeding South Florida® is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts and transforming lives through innovative programming and education. As the sole Feeding America food bank serving South Florida, Feeding South Florida is the largest and most efficient food bank throughout the quad-county area. Feeding South Florida is the largest and most efficient food bank in each county it serves, providing for 25 percent of the state’s food-insecure population, through a local network of nearly 400 nonprofit partner agencies and direct service programs.
With your support of Feeding South Florida’s Outrun Hunger 5K, presented by JM Family, Enterprises, Inc., you will not only provide funds to help end hunger, but you will also create awareness for the ever-important issue of food insecurity. It’s just another way we can help our neighbors in need. Together, we are Feeding South Florida!
For more information about the event, the organization, donating or volunteering, go to www.feedingsouthflorida.org or call 954.518.1818. Sponsorship and Committee opportunities are available. Please contact Community Engagement Coordinator, Alana Wortsman at awortsman@feedingsouthflorida.org or 954-518-1818 ext.1835.