WHO: Peapod is celebrating its 20 millionth delivery by coordinating hunger-relief efforts in the communities it serves.
WHAT: Peapod is bringing a truck filled to the brim with much needed shelf-stable food to the Food Depository as well as 25 volunteers including Peapod founders Andrew & Thomas Parkinson.
VISUALS: Big Green Peapod Truck filled to the brim with food, Peapod founders Andrew & Thomas Parkinson along side Food Depository Executive Director, Kate Maehr helping to unload the truck.
WHERE: 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 60632
WHY: The Census Bureau reported last week that the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a17-year high. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That's up from 43.6 million, or 14.3 percent, in 2009. It was the highest level since 1983.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 20 at 9:30 a.m.
**September is Hunger Action Month and there are only 10 days left to help the food banks collect food! We need the media to help get the word out that the food banks are in desperate need.
Contact: Elana Margolis, 847-583-6313, mobile: 773-610-0019
/PRNewswire/ -- Sept. 19, 2011/
SOURCE Peapod
