Auction Ends: Oct 14, 2009 05:00 PM EDT
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By participating in the 2009 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, you're helping the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength in their fight to end hunger. 100% of the net proceeds of this event go directly to these two organizations and the millions of low-income Americans they serve.
There are more than 12 million children across the country and more than 4 million people right here in New York City at risk of hunger. Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength thank you for your commitment to helping all those in need.
Support these charities by participating in this year's online auction. Unique, one-of-a-kind items and experiences can be yours, and your gift will further support hunger-relief in New York City and across the U.S.
Bidding will Close on Wednesday, October 14 at 5pm. Please remember to update your contact and payment information in "My Account" section.
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PLEASE NOTE: An additional $10 Shipping and Handling Fee will be added to the final bid, unless otherwise noted in the Special Instructions on individual auction lots.
ABOUT SHARE OUR STRENGTH®
Share Our Strength® is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up hungry. By weaving together a net of community groups, activists and food programs, Share Our Strength catches children at risk of hunger and ensures they have nutritious food where they live, learn and play. Working closely with the culinary industry, Share Our Strength creates engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation®, the nation's premier culinary benefit; Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale®, a national grassroots effort; Share Our Strength's A Tasteful Pursuit®, a touring dinner series; Share Our Strength's Great American Dine Out ®, a week-long program involving thousands of restaurants nationwide; and Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®, a cooking-based nutrition education program. Visit Strength.org.
Share Our Strength's® innovation and creativity have helped earn the reputation as one of America 's most effective nonprofits. Since inception in 1984. Share Our Strength has raised more than $245 million and supported more than 1,000 groups around the world working to end hunger.
ABOUT FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
Food Bank For New York City recognizes 26 years as the city's major provider of food to New Yorkers in need. The organization works to end food poverty and increase access to affordable, nutritious food for low-income New Yorkers through a range of programs and services that focus on food sourcing and distribution, education and nutrition, financial empowerment, disaster relief, policy and research.
Food Bank For New York City sources and distributes food to more than 1,000 food assistance organizations, assisting the approximately 1.3 million New Yorkers who access emergency food. The Food Bank provides food safety, networking and capacity-building workshops; manages nutrition education programs for schools, after-school and emergency food programs; operates food stamp outreach and education programs; operates senior programs, a soup kitchen and food pantry; coordinates the largest Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program in the country; and develops policy and conducts research to inform community and government efforts to end food poverty throughout New York City.
The Food Bank recently received its fourth, consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for effective and fiscally responsible management. Only 6 percent of charities rated have received such a rating, demonstrating the Food Bank's continued commitment to addressing the issue of food poverty in a responsible manner.
For additional information, visit foodbanknyc.org
