Celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day By Donating a Box of It

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Enjoy noodles, and donate some mac & cheese. It’s an easy system.

On Tuesday, July 14, Noodles & Company celebrates National Mac & Cheese day by inviting guests to donate a box of mac & cheese to any of its five restaurants located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Noodles & Company is located in:

• Burlington, MA, 90 Middlesex Turnpike
• Franklin, MA, 648 Old West Central Street
• Shrewsbury, MA, 50 Boston Turnpike
• Westwood, MA, 125 University Avenue
• Nashua, NH, 219 Daniel Webster Highway

The boxes will then be donated to local food pantries.

To thank customers who donate, Noodles & Company gives guests a certificate for a free small bowl of their Wisconsin mac & cheese.

According to Feeding America, more than 21 million children nationally receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs which research has shown provides these children with up to 50 percent of their daily total calories, said the announcement.

Since public schools close for the summer months, many of those children will lose access to those meals.

Some additional statistics, shared by Noodles & Company:

• 34.9 percent of children in Suffolk and Worcester County are food insecure.
• 65 percent of food insecure children in Suffolk and Worcester County are not eligible for federal food assistance and therefore rely on the assistance of local food pantries.
• 14.9 percent of children in Hillsborough County are food insecure.
• 46 percent of food insecure children in Hillsborough County are not eligible for federal food assistance and therefore rely on the assistance of local food pantries.

“As a community we need to come together to find ways to help our neighbors who are struggling especially when it comes to children not having enough to eat,” said Mike Hamra, CEO and president of Hamra Enterprises, a Noodles & Company franchisee, in a release. “We encourage residents to come out to our restaurants during this special day and donate a box of mac & cheese to help combat hunger and enjoy a bowl on us as a thank you.”