Daytona donates extra food from race weekend
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —On behalf of Drive to End Hunger, AARP and AARP Foundation’s nationwide initiative to end hunger among older Americans, Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III announced last weekend that Daytona will donate all extra food items from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Volusia County.
The donation is expected to include breads, produce and other food items and will be delivered on Tuesday, July 5 with help from Americrown, the catering and concessions subsidiary of parent company International Speedway Corporation.
“This donation is a great opportunity to help people who are struggling in the Volusia County area and to build momentum for Drive to End Hunger as we take the 24 car around the country this season,” Gordon said. “Six million people over 60 in this country struggle with hunger, but with the help of the sport’s dedicated fans, tracks and partners, we can make a real difference in the communities we visit each week.”
“We are once again pleased to join Drive to End Hunger in helping make a difference for people right here in our community,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood said. “More than 20 percent of Floridians reported not having enough money to buy food in the last year. Particularly in these economic times, we want to do everything we can to support Second Harvest, which is an important resource for people of all ages who are struggling to put food on the table.”
Drive to End Hunger is a national effort that also includes an innovative grant program that will provide more resources to address this problem at the local level; mobilization of NASCAR fans, sponsors, their customers, AARP and AARP Foundation volunteers to address the problem of senior hunger through community service and direct donations to food banks; and research on the causes and the consequences of hunger in older Americans.
For more information or to get involved, visit www.drivetoendhunger.org.