Given that hunger is an issue that affects virtually every community, we chose to make it our focus during our annual Day of Giving campaign. I am very proud of what our team members, supplier partners, scores of travel agents affiliated with our organization and their clients achieved during this year’s campaign
Travel Leaders Group CEO Ninan Chacko, CTC
Recent fundraising and donation drive supported organizations dedicated to alleviating hunger
New York, NY (July 30, 2018) — Travel Leaders Group recently concluded its annual Day of Giving campaign, collecting more than 19,000 non-perishable items for donation to local food banks across North America and internationally as well as nearly $70,000 in monetary donations directed to Feeding America and other organizations dedicated to alleviating hunger. Additionally, more than 700 individuals volunteered at a wide variety of organizations within their local communities to support hunger-related initiatives.
“Some 41 million people are facing hunger in the U.S., alone, with 13 million of those being children and more than five million who are seniors,” said Travel Leaders Group CEO Ninan Chacko, CTC, citing statistics from Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. “Given that hunger is an issue that affects virtually every community, we chose to make it our focus during our annual Day of Giving campaign. I am very proud of what our team members, supplier partners, scores of travel agents affiliated with our organization and their clients achieved during this year’s campaign,” he added.
Among the many fundraising and volunteer initiatives undertaken by Travel Leaders Group units:
“Summer is typically when food banks’ supplies are reduced with less people contributing, which is a special concern for children who are on summer break and not receiving some of their meals at school,” said Chacko. “Therefore, we timed our Day of Giving hunger alleviation efforts specifically to address that challenge and, in the process, made a positive impact in dozens and dozens of communities to support those in need.”
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