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Student-Led Food Recovery Network (FRN) – now the largest in the US – is making a Big Impact during the Big Game. FRN and Hellmann’s Mayonnaise are working together so that no food gets wasted and goes to families in need in the Bay Area. Good News, Paul Sladkus & Ivy Ma are volunteering at Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate food location.

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Largest Student-Led Organization Tackles Food Waste to Feed Hungry Families at San Francisco’s Biggest Tailgate Party

San Francisco, CA – As excitement builds for the Big Game in Santa Clara, local tailgate parties are set to take center stage. Among the festivities, Food Recovery Network (FRN) sees these events as vital opportunities to combat hunger in our communities. At Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate, Hellmann’s Mayonnaise and FRN will work together to ensure that no surplus food goes to waste, benefiting families in need in the Bay Area.

For the third consecutive year, Hellmann’s is partnering with FRN—which has recovered surplus food from the Big Game for multiple years—to rescue high-quality food from Big Game tailgates and redirect it to communities in need.

“We’re proud to partner once again with Food Recovery Network to make food recovery part of the Big Game experience,” said Jessica Grigoriou, Senior Vice President of Condiments Marketing in North America, Unilever. “By rescuing high-quality surplus food from events like Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate and inspiring people to see the value in their own leftovers, we’re showing how small actions can add up to real impact—because good food should be enjoyed, not wasted.”

Last year, FRN achieved remarkable success during the Big Game, recovering 12,348 pounds of surplus food from two Hellmann’s-supported recovery events in one day, equating to approximately 10,290 meals that were provided to the New Orleans Mission. The recovery included high-value items such as seafood, chicken, and butter—essential ingredients that significantly impact local organizations fighting hunger.

This year, FRN is ready to make an even larger impact in the Bay Area. FRN staff, alongside dedicated students and alumni from the University of San Francisco, Cal Poly, San Francisco State University, and Case Western Reserve, will be on-site at Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate. All recovered food will be donated to the Delancey Street Foundation and Samaritan House, vital resources for people experiencing food insecurity in the area.

Regina Harmon, CEO of Food Recovery Network, expressed her gratitude, stating, “Hellmann’s has been unwavering in their support of our food recovery efforts over the past three years and in our mission to raise awareness about preventing food waste. Their partnership has been instrumental in our efforts to recover high-quality surplus food, enabling us to help local families experiencing hunger. Together, we are making a meaningful impact on both hunger and sustainability.”

FRN’s commitment to large-scale food recovery extends beyond the festivities of the football game. A recent partnership with Gaylord Hotels in Washington, D.C., and San Diego has resulted in over 100,000 pounds of food saved over the last few years. Ryan Verhulst, Hotel Manager at Gaylord National, stated, “Food recovery is essential to reaching our sustainability goals. As part of the Marriott family, we emphasize nurturing our world and reducing our environmental footprint. This includes decreasing our food waste and increasing our contribution to our community. Partnerships like the one we have with Food Recovery Network help us reach our goals while also giving back to local families in need.”

Food Recovery Network (FRN) is the largest student-led movement recovering surplus food and ending hunger in the U.S. We unite 8,000+ college students, food suppliers, farmers, and local businesses across the U.S. in the fight against climate change and hunger by recovering surplus food from across the supply chain and donating it to local nonprofit organizations that feed people experiencing hunger.

About Unilever in North America

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods products, with sales in over 190 countries and products used by 3.4 billion people every day. We have 128,000 employees and generated sales of €60.8 billion in 2024.

Sarah Abboreno Corbin

Director of Communications | Food Recovery Network

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sarah.corbin@foodrecoverynetwork.org |(708) 714-1357 c.

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WOMEN AT THE BIGGEST GAME!!

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:35:07 +0000

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THE MOST FEMALE-FRIENDLY STORY OF BIG GAME WEEK!

SEE HOW NFL ALL-PRO SAQUON BARKLEY IS TEAMING WITH A FAMOUS DESIGNER-FEMINIST TO SUPPORT
WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS

UNIQUE ‘SHE’S NEXT’ EVENT CHAMPIONS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS DURING
SUPER BOWL WEEK

While the NFL is Focused on Football in Atlanta, Feminists Like Designer Rebecca Minkoff will be Discussing Empowering Women Business Owners

Festivities surrounding the Super Bowl will focus the nation’s attention on Atlanta next week, but another event in the ATL that will get plenty interest is the She’s Next Empowered by Visa Initiative to help women entrepreneurs. The NFL’s has made a concerted effort to encourage female fans and improve the league’s image in recent years. That’s why the new SHE’S NEXT, Empowered by Visa is announcing a new global initiative in Atlanta to help women entrepreneurs. It’s hoped that having this important event in Atlanta it will draw more attention to challenges facing women entrepreneurs.

Even with this success, a new survey by Visa shows nearly three-quarters of women (73%) report it was difficult to obtain the funding they needed to start their own business. In fact, six in ten (61%) self-fund their business. That’s why the new SHE’S NEXT, Empowered by Visa program is announcing a new global initiative to help women entrepreneurs. Please call if you would like to send a crew to cover any of the events.

Script for SHE’S NEXT EMPOWERED BY VISA SUPER BOWL WEEK:

PRE-GAME FESTIVITIES SURROUNDING THE SUPER BOWL ARE GETTING PLENTY OF ATTENTION THIS WEEK IN ATLANTA–INCLUDING A GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO HELP WOMEN CALLED: SHE’S NEXT, EMPOWERED BY VISA.

ONE N-F-L STAR EVEN JOINED-IN TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS TO HELP WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS.

CLAUDIA LOMBANA HAS THE STORY.

LOCATION: Atlanta, Ga.

Rebecca Minkoff
Designer, Founder of Female Founder Collective

Suzan Kereere
Visa, Head of Global Merchant Sales & Acquiring

Saquon Barkley
New York Giants Running Back

Monique Larue Wilson
Atlanta Small Business Owner

Courtesy: VISA

Claudia Lombana Reporting

For more information, visit: www.Visa.com/shesnext

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BOSTON MARATHON: Wellesley College Makes This Year’s Scream Tunnel The Biggest, Loudest, Strongest Ever

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Marathon Monday and the Scream Tunnel hold a special place in the hearts of Wellesley College students, alums and Boston Marathon runners. Wellesley takes great pride in being the loudest cheering section of the marathon and giving runners that much-needed midway boost with cheers, hundreds of handmade signs, and kisses. One year after the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy, Wellesley is rallying to create the biggest, loudest, and strongest Scream Tunnel ever.

Who/What: Hundreds of Wellesley College students, graduates, and friends cheer on this year’s Boston Marathon runners with a Scream Tunnel that’s the biggest in history. Watch video of the 2012 Scream Tunnel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jx7t8p4GWw

Visual/Audio Opportunities include:

The loudest Scream Tunnel ever, thanks to some 2000 Wellesley students, alums, and friends with the help of 250 megaphones and 150 cowbells
Wellesley women greeting runners with cheers, kisses, and 800 signs that were requested by runners through Facebook.
An art installation of thousands of origami hummingbirds—symbols of peace handmade by students and Wellesley town residents as part of the Boston Better project—along the Scream Tunnel portion of the marathon route.

When: Marathon Monday, April 21, 2014. Peak time is 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Where: The Marathon Route along Wellesley College on Rt. 135 (college address is 106 Central Street, Wellesley, Mass.) Parking for accredited members of the media is available upon advance request. Please email mediarelations@wellesley.edu to request accreditation.

About the Scream Tunnel – A Tradition as Old as the Marathon Itself

The first Boston Marathon was run in 1897, just a year after the first modern Olympics were held—and 22 years after Wellesley College admitted its first students. The College is around the halfway point on the marathon route. In the first race, Wellesley students are reported to have cheered on a particular favorite (a Harvard student), thus setting a precedent for vociferous support for the runners. That support continued every year, and soon turned into tradition, now known as the Scream Tunnel. The ritual gained momentum in the 1970s when women were at last allowed to officially run the race.

About Wellesley College

Since 1875, Wellesley College has been the preeminent liberal arts college for women. Known for its intellectual rigor and its remarkable track record for the cultivation of women leaders in every arena, Wellesley—only 12 miles from Boston—is home to some 2300 undergraduates from every state and 75 countries.

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Biggest Travel Expo in Asia coming to Hanoi December 7 and 8

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:47:12 +0000

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