 The Basement Doctor Team leads the effort against local hunger by organizing giant ‘high school football themed’ food drive benefiting the Mid Ohio Food Bank!
What it is: This high school football season, The Basement Doctor Team is asking everyone who attends a central Ohio ABC6/FOX28 High School Football “Game of the Week” to bring a non perishable food donation to the Mid Ohio Food Bank. The Basement Doctor will have a Brand Ambassador at each game to collect food, get people involved with fun activities, and ultimately be responsible for getting the food to the Mid Ohio Food Bank.
Only a few hours until the first game, an amazing 1,200 cans of food have already been collected. “The Basement Doctor brand is all about be a caring and giving community partner”, said Ron Greenbaum, The Basement Doctor.
How it Works: ABC6 sports will choose the two teams for the “Game of the Week” on the Monday prior to the Friday night game. In inaugural game is Hilliard Davidson vs. Grove City at Grove City.
Food Wars: Each school’s donations will be stored in separate boxes and then weighed at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. The school that has donated the most pounds of food at the end of the 12 week season will receive a cool special reward.
This Week’s Community Partner:
Flyers Pizza is sponsoring a pizza contest and traveling to Grove City to be part of this cause.
Business Partners:
McDonalds is helping by printing 15,000 coupons to give to folks that bring food donations to the game starting with game two.
Info about Hunger from The Mid Ohio Food Bank:
- Thousands of people in central and eastern Ohio are facing hunger. People who never thought this could happen to them are struggling just to get by. Many are faced with difficult situations, having to choose between paying for housing, utilities or medical expenses and putting food on the table.
- More than 248,000 individuals receive emergency food each year through Mid-Ohio Foodbank.
- 36% of food requests from pantries are for children.
- 13% are for senior citizens.
- Only 5% of clients are homeless
- 1 in 5 is a homeowner
- 18% of those seeking assistance have been in managerial or professional jobs.
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