“About 350,000–400,000 meals served a day — that’s a LOT more than I serve every day.”
—Mario Batali, Food Bank board member
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Event & Campaign Calendar
ONGOING CAMPAIGNS
Checkout the Food Bank's ongoing campaigns for efforts that keep on giving!
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From dining out with friends and family to visiting your local supermarket, the Food Bank's events and campaigns offer great ways to support our efforts to end hunger throughout the five boroughs. Browse our upcoming and annual events and campaigns below.
When: September 10, 2010
Location: Ethan Allen Design Center: 1010 Third Avenue (at 60 Street) NY
Join NY Moves and Ethan Allen for the Cover Party to kick off Fashion Week & Fashion's Night Out! Hosted by Moves Cover Girl Mary-Louise Parker this Friday, September 10, 6p–8:30p. The event will feature orange handbags created by Project Runway designers and aimed at raising awareness for the Food Bank! You can see the bags on display in the windows at Ethan Allen on 60 and 3 Ave and pick up a complimentary issue of Moves to learn more. Stay tuned for how to purchase the bags and support hunger relief! RSVP with "FB091010" to: events@newyorkmoves.com.
When: September 19, 2010
Location: New York City
Feed your soul and hungry New Yorkers! On Sunday, September 19, dine at oM's favorite green restaurants and 10% of the day's gross proceeds will go to the Food Bank. Click here
to see the list of participating restaurants.
When: September 25, 2010
Location: Sara D. Roosevelt Park on E. Houston Street
Celebrate all things dumpling at the Dumpling Festival! Proceeds from the event will benefit the Food Bank For New York City. Taste dumplings from around the world and from restaurants around the city and watch the dumpling eating contest!
Check-Out Hunger
When: October 1, 2010
- January 31, 2011
Fight hunger while on line — the grocery line, that is. During this annual, citywide hunger-relief campaign, grocery shoppers can make a donation to the Food Bank at the check-out of participating supermarkets throughout New York City.
When: October 7, 2010
- October 10, 2010
Presented by Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure magazines, the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is the biggest culinary event in the big apple! The festival's all-star lineup has included Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Giada De Laurentiis and many more conducting culinary demonstrations, discussion panels, book signings and special tasting events. Visit nycwineandfoodfestival.com for the latest updates. Benefiting the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength, 100 percent of the net proceeds benefit hunger relief. Tickets on sale now!
When: October 18, 2010
- December 31, 2010
Location: All around NYC!!
During NYC Goes Orange — the Food Bank's citywide fund- and awareness-raising campaign held every holiday season — city landmarks, media partners, restaurants, supermarkets, your favorite shops and more show their support by "Going Orange," the color of hunger awareness.
Culinary Council Launch Event
When: December 7, 2010
Location: Empire State Building
Fight hunger in Gotham atop the Empire State Building! Join the Food Bank For New York City, Culinary Council Chair Mario Batali, and other culinary luminaries for an evening of holiday – inspired cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the 80 floor of the Empire State Building, beginning with the Empire State Building lighting “orange” in honor of the Go Orange campaign. Mingle with the noted members of the Food Bank Culinary Council
amidst the art deco designs of New York City’s tallest building while supporting the Food Bank’s efforts to end hunger in New York City. This event will celebrate the official launch of our newly formed Culinary Council.
When: March 2011
Every March, a selection of Time Out New York's favorite restaurants come together for Time Out For Hunger — and donate 10 percent of a day's proceeds to the Food Bank For New York City. In 2010, more than 130 restaurants joined the campaign and helped to funds for hunger relief.
When: April 2011
Food Bank For New York City's biggest fundraising event of the year, the Can-Do Awards Dinner honors our partners in the fight to end hunger throughout the five boroughs. Hosted by Co-Chairs Mario Batali and Susan Cahn, Honorary Dinner Chair Michael Stipe and Emcee Stanley Tucci, Can-Do 2010 honored Emeril Lagasse, Bank of America, Wakefern/ShopRite and St. John's Bread and Life. With cocktails, dinner, auctions, raffles and a surprise musical performance from Buckwheat Zydeco, Can-Do raised $1.4 million for hunger relief in 2010! For a preview of Can-Do, check out our videos and photos of Emeril Lagasse, Jimmy Fallon, The Edge and more from the 2010 dinner. Online outreach sponsored by FedEx.
Stamp Out Hunger
When: May 2011
Every spring, the National Association of Letter Carriers holds the nation's largest food drive — at post offices throughout the country. For one week in May, New York City residents can drop off bags of non-perishable food at their local post offices to benefit hungry New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs.
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