CHICAGO, November 2023 – North American Van Lines collected 103,999 pounds of food during its third annual Great North American Food Drive. Through its long-standing partnership with Move For Hunger, the collected food is donated to local food banks and will provide nearly 87,000 meals for families and individuals in need, far exceeding previous drives.
“North American launched the Great North American Food Drive in 2021, activating our agent network to collect vital food donations for our local communities,” stated Kevin Murphy, Vice President and General Manager of North American Van Lines. “In addition to the tremendous amount of food our network donated, we also focused on raising funds to help support Move For Hunger and its hunger action initiatives all year long,” concludes Murphy.
More than 44 million Americans face food insecurity every day. Since 2011, North American agents have donated nearly 900,000 pounds of non-perishable food items to food banks across North America through its partnership with Move For Hunger. This is enough to provide nearly 750,000 meals to those in need. The donations collected during the Great North American Food Drive and ongoing efforts throughout the year are vital in ensuring more families have access to meals this Thanksgiving and beyond.
"North American Van Lines is one of Move For Hunger's longest-standing partners,” says Adam Lowy, Founder of Move For Hunger. “It's amazing to see what this incredible group of movers has accomplished in a few short months to impact the communities they serve."
Throughout its 90-year history, North American Van Lines has prioritized providing exceptional moving experiences and uplifting the communities it serves. North American and its agent network look forward to strengthening the partnership with Move For Hunger to continue to fight hunger.
In honor of North American’s 90th Anniversary, North American challenged all participating teams to collect 1,933 pounds of non-perishable goods as part of The Great North American Food Drive. North American would like to recognize the following agents for their dedicated efforts in meeting this goal:
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North American would also like to honor all agent teams for their dedicated efforts in making the Great North American Food Drive a success:
A-1 Freeman teams in Dallas and Houston: 1,561 meals
A-1 Moving & Storage in Appleton: 2,783 meals
Arnoff Moving & Storage in Malta and Poughkeepsie: 5,455 meals
Beltmann Relocation Group in Atlanta, Chicago, Corporate Office, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, L.A. and Orange County, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Phoenix and Piscataway:
64,742 meals
Lile Relocation Services in Vancouver: 321 meals
Mother Lode Van & Storage in Sacramento: 506 meals
Relocation Benefits in Roanoke: 162 meals
University Moving and Storage in Farmington Hills, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis and West Chester: 8,744 meals
Ward North American in Austin, Central Texas, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio: 2,395 meals
Donate today to fight food insecurity: https://bit.ly/na-food-drive
About North American Van Lines, Inc.
North American Van Lines is a leading provider of relocation solutions around the world. With more than 500 agents and affiliates worldwide, North American has been ranked highest in satisfaction by Trippel’s Relocating Employee Survey for five consecutive years and is a certified ProMover® of the American Trucking Association. For more information, call (800)228-3092 or visit northamerican.com. U.S. DOT No. 070851
About Move For Hunger
Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to fight hunger and reduce food waste. In addition to collecting food from people who are moving to new homes, Move For Hunger helps companies and individuals across the United States and Canada organize successful food drives. To date, they have collected more than 39 million pounds of food. For more information, or to find out how you can host your own food drive, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.
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