Danone NA Named Winner Of Feeding Westchester Competition

From Feeding Westchester: Feeding Westchester, the leading hunger-relief organization serving Westchester County, hosted its 10th Annual Golden Scoop Corporate Competition on Friday, May 18 to help raise awareness of hunger. Nineteen corporate teams of 20 employees competed against one another to see who could repack the most meal kits in one hour.

Danone North America was announced the winner, packing an astounding 220 boxes, 15lbs each. The grand total packed by all teams was a tremendous 3,545 meal kit boxes (53,175 lbs), a total of 44,312 meals that will be delivered to individuals who are hungry in Westchester.

“This year’s Annual Golden Scoop Competition had the most participants ever! Nearly 400 people participated in an exciting hour of energy-filled spirited competition in our distribution center – all for a good cause!” said Leslie Gordon, President and CEO of Feeding Westchester. “We are grateful to everyone who participated this year and even more grateful that we have their support to continue our mission to end hunger in our neighborhoods.”

This year’s participants were: AQR Capital Management, BMLS Legal, Bunge, Chubb, Curtis Instruments, Danone North America, JPMorgan Chase (2 teams), KeyBank, M&T Bank, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, NewYork Presbyterian, PKF O'Connor Davies, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Stop & Shop, Swiss Re, The Westchester Bank and Wells Fargo Bank.

Danone North America will be presented with the coveted Golden Scoop Award at Feeding Westchester’s 11th Annual Hunger Heroes Awards Breakfast, Thursday, June 14 at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. They will keep possession of the trophy for one year, until next year’s competition.

All proceeds generated at the event benefitted Feeding Westchester, the supply and support center for over 265 hunger-relief member programs throughout Westchester, including food pantries, soup kitchens, senior and child day care centers, shelters and residences. There are 200,000 hungry individuals in Westchester County, which mostly consists of seniors and children. Feeding Westchester provides 95 percent of all emergency food distributed in Westchester. For more information about Feeding Westchester, visit here.

Image courtesy of Feeding Westchester: Feeding Westchester President & CEO Leslie Gordon (left) joins employees of Danone North America to celebrate winning Feeding Westchester’s 2018 Golden Scoop Competition.