The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Feeding Tampa Bay warehouse with representatives from the Lightning, Mosaic and local hunger-relief organizations. Mosaic donates $500 for every goal and $5,000 for every hat trick scored at home games by the Lightning to Feeding Tampa Bay and other regional food bank partners. These include
Meals on Wheels of Tampa
,
Feeding Florida
,
Harry Chapin Food Bank
in Southwest, FL, the
Hardee Help Center
in Wauchula,
All Faiths Food Bank
in Sarasota,
Meals on Wheels Plus in Manatee
,
Giving Alliance
in Myakka City,
VISTE
in Lakeland, the
Mulberry Community Service Center
in Mulberry,
Thomas Promise Foundation in Zephyrhills
,
United Food Bank & Services
in Plant City,
Help of Fort Meade
in Ft. Meade, and
Cutting Edge Ministries
in Zolfo Springs.
During today's press conference the Lightning and Mosaic celebrated the Goals for Food program and put an additional focus on following the food that is donated back to those in need. Following the press conference, Point, Lightning and Mosaic employees participated in a volunteer event in which they distributed food at Feeding Tampa Bay. The group also announced that the Lightning and Mosaic will host a canned food drive on Ford Thunder Alley before the team's game on March 14th against the Detroit Red Wings. Everyone who donates four canned goods will receive a co-branded giveaway.
Throughout the announcement, a consistent message from all involved was that everyone can help in the fight against food insecurity. For example, a $1 donation can provide ten full meals. People interested in making a donation or learning more about hunger-related issues in the Tampa Bay area can visit the Feeding Tampa Bay website at
www.feedingtampabay.org
.
