1. food and drink

For Immediate Release
Contacts:
John Owens
Forgotten Harvest
(248) 298-3416
jowens@forgottenharvest.org
Megan Peterson
MCCI – on behalf of Forgotten Harvest
(248) 330-9807
mpeterson@mccicorp.com
Forgotten Harvest Launches 25th Anniversary Raffle; Ticket Purchase
Feeds Hungry, Provides Chance to Win 2015 Jeep® Grand Cherokee, Cash
Non-profit’s raffle honors founder, Dr. Nancy Fishman, who initially rescued food
using her own Jeep® brand vehicle
OAK PARK, Mich., April 29, 2015 – It all began 25 years ago with one woman, and her
Jeep® brand vehicle, who rescued food to feed the hungry in metro Detroit. Today,
Forgotten Harvest is one of America’s largest food rescue organizations. In honor of its
founder and to continue its mission, the non-profit has launched its 25th Anniversary
Raffle with a top prize of a 2015 Jeep® Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4.
Each ticket purchased will provide 250 meals to those in need, while offering a chance to
win the award-winning SUV or cash prizes of $10,000 or $2,500.Tickets are $50 each,
and can be purchased by calling 855-751-4380 or completing an online form
(http://ow.ly/MaUZv) and either emailing, mailing or faxing it.
“Our anniversary raffle is yet another way to continue our mission of relieving hunger in
metro Detroit and preventing nutritious food waste, while at the same time having a
chance to win a Jeep® Grand Cherokee or cash,” said Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk
Mayes. “Every raffle ticket purchase goes a long way. A $50 raffle ticket purchase
means 250 meals provided to those in need.”
The raffle is open to legal residents of the United States, who are 18 years of age or
older as of March 26, 2015. The official drawing will take place on September 30, 2015.
For official rules and other details, please visit http://ow.ly/MaUZv.
Forgotten Harvest humbly began out of the back of a Jeep® brand vehicle by Dr.
Fishman who herself, at one time, stood in line to get food assistance. At that point, she
had a 2-year-old daughter, had not finished her education and was struggling to make
ends meet. She made a commitment to help others in need of food assistance. Through
her remarkable drive and perseverance, she completed a Ph.D. in counseling
psychology, attended Harvard Law School’s Program on Advanced Negotiation and,
using her own vehicle, began rescuing food from local events and religious celebrations.
“While we have made significant progress over the past 25 years, our job at Forgotten
Harvest is ‘Far From Done,’” Mayes said.
About Forgotten Harvest
Oak Park, Michigan-based Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems:
hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” over 48 million pounds of food last year
by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 800 locations, including grocery
stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale
food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food,
which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to 280 emergency food
providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star
charity by Charity Navigator for eight consecutive years. Learn more about Forgotten
Harvest and how to help drive hunger from our community at www.forgottenharvest.org.
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