The Florida Panthers have partnered with Florida Blue and Harvest Drive to donate meals for every goal scored at home. This initiative aims to address food insecurity in South Florida, providing thousands of meals to local families.
When the Florida Panthers take the ice at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, they'll be aiming to score more than just goals. They're also seeking to cross-check food insecurity in South Florida. The defending Stanley Cup champions have partnered with a Florida-based health insurance company and an area nonprofit to help feed hungry residents in the region.
Last week was Harvest Drive's busiest of the year. Volunteers from Harvest Drive and the Panthers served about 2,400 families ahead of Thanksgiving. Families referred to Harvest Drive by school social workers and other agencies don't just receive a turkey, Herman said. 'They get full perishables' — including milk and pie, plus a $30 Walmart gift card, she added. It's 'everything that you need to complete your dinner,' Herman said.
The reality is hunger is a 12-month thing,' John Colombo, vice president of the Florida Panthers Foundation, told Fox News Digital. Aside from the goals program, the Panthers hosted a food packing and distribution event in August coordinated by Harvest Drive. Volunteers collected 22,000 pounds of food to benefit 1,000 families. The team also hosted a food drive for fans to donate non-perishable items before its Nov. 7 home game – a 6-2 victory over the Nashville Predators.
These kids, every two weeks, go home with meals in their car when they get picked up from school,' Colombo said. He said the food goes 'right from our donors, right into the hands of social workers that are going right into the cars of these kids really need the food.' Other NHL organizations have been doing their part to help feed the hungry this Thanksgiving.
We're selling hockey in the middle of the Everglades,' Colombo said, recognizing that the team is 'a little different' from some of its peers in the NHL. That starts in the community, he suggested. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle 'We can't control wins and losses on the ice, but we can control how we are as a partner in the community,' Colombo said. 'And I think that's always been our goal here.
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