AMCA Announces New AMCACares Campaign, Feeding Our Communities

MEMBER ALERT

AMCA is pleased to announce the second AMCACares philanthropic campaign, Feeding Our Communities, an association-led effort designed to encourage member companies to stock the shelves of their local food pantries and feed their neighbors in these difficult times.

As the world continues to come to grips with COVID-19, many families in our communities are struggling. AMCA understands and appreciates these hardships and, with the Feeding Our Communities campaign, looks to play a small part in helping people to put food on their tables and make these difficult times a little bit easier.

The idea is simple:

AMCA members establish in their facilities collection boxes for non-perishable goods, such as canned foods, pasta, cereal, bottled juice, baby food/formula—whatever items their local food bank accepts and needs. The items are then donated to one or more local food pantries to help meet the needs of community members.

AMCA simply asks participating members to share on social media photographs and updates of their efforts with the hashtag #AMCACares. The intent is to show the world AMCA members' commitment to their communities and helping their neighbors.

The campaign will culminate on Wednesday, 16 December, with a social-media blitz of photographs and videos of participants delivering their collections to their local food pantries—all with the accompanying #AMCACares hashtag.

Although our industry has not been unaffected by the pandemic, we, so far, have been more fortunate than many in weathering the storm. This is our opportunity to help those less fortunate.

We encourage all of our members to participate and show everyone just how much AMCA cares.

Questions? Just ask!