Feeding America, IKEA and Forgotten Harvest Partner to Fight Hunger

Feeding America is partnering with IKEA to fight hunger this month to support local food banks, one being Forgotten Harvest. Through June 30, IKEA will donate one dollar for every healthy kids’ meal purchased in IKEA Restaurants across the United States. One dollar provides up to 10 meals for Forgotten Harvest agencies throughout metro Detroit communities. Additionally, IKEA customers will have the opportunity to donate at the checkouts located in the IKEA Restaurant, Bistro and exit. IKEA will also match the final customer contributions, up to $50,000.

“Forgotten Harvest is so fortunate to have great partners like Feeding America and IKEA,” said Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes. “We appreciate the support of the community in our effort to end hunger.”

Metro Detroit’s closest IKEA is located at 41640 Ford Road in Canton.

To learn more about Feeding America and IKEA’s fight against hunger, visit http://bit.ly/1HRTel6.

About Forgotten Harvest

Oak Park, Michigan-based Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to fight two problems: hunger and waste. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” over 48 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 800 locations, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator for eight consecutive years. Learn more about Forgotten Harvest and how to help drive hunger from our community at www.forgottenharvest.org.