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6 unusual facts about Feeding America


2010–11 NCAA football bowl games

In non-BCS games, Kraft Foods took over as sponsor of the former Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park and renamed it the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, which will benefit food banks and Feeding America under a three-year contract.

Charlotte Country Day School

Wednesday is also "Can-Do" day, when students bring in cans to benefit local charities such as the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Feeding America

In May 2007, it was featured on American Idol, named as a charity in the Idol Gives Back charity program.

In August 2009, Columbia Records announced that all U.S. royalties from Bob Dylan's album Christmas in the Heart would be donated to Feeding America, in perpetuity.

John van Hengel

In 1976 John left St. Mary’s Food Bank and established Second Harvest (now known as Feeding America).

Lambda Chi Alpha

As of July 2012, NAFD was discontinued and rolled into a new partnership with Feeding America.


Hallmark Business Expressions

On October 9, 2008, Hallmark Business Expressions launched a line of business holiday cards that benefit four national charities – Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Feeding America, March of Dimes, The Salvation Army and Americares.


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