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University of Mary Washington Carves for a Cure Subway Donates Meals

niversity of Mary Washington and Virginia Deli. Carving tools were To Help Fight Hunger
U(UMW) Dining Services by Sodexo provided by UMW Dining Services/So-
in Fredericksburg, Va., and the UMW dexo, and pumpkins were donated by ustomers around the world joined
student chapter of Relay for Life co- local growers and businesses, includ- CSubway to help provide meals to
hosted a pumpkin-carving contest on ing Meadows Farms, Evergreen Acres, millions of people facing hunger dur-
October 30, 2017 to help raise funds Lowe’s and Wegmans. ing the first-ever World Sandwich Day.
for cancer research. Free hot cider and caramel apples As a result of Subway’s “Live Feed”
Participants included Fredericksburg- were available for the pumpkin carv- event, the restaurant chain donated more
area residents and UMW campus com- ers and spectators, courtesy of UMW than 13.3 million meals to more than 20
munity members who carved individually Dining Services. hunger-relief charities across the globe.
or in teams for the contest, or simply “Whether attendees joined in the “As a food company with a global
carved a pumpkin for fun. Carvers made contest, made a donation for cancer footprint, we are proud to be in the fight
a $5 donation for a pumpkin, but any research or just watched the Jack-O- against hunger — and we cannot do it
donation was accepted. Lantern carvers at work, everyone had alone,” said Suzanne Greco, president
Jack-O-Lanterns were completed by a great time at Carve for a Cure,” said and CEO, Subway. “We have the best
5 p.m., at which time the entries were Rose Benedict, UMW Dining Services franchisees, Sandwich Artists and cus-
reviewed by a judging panel headed by marketing manager. tomers in the world. It is because of
UMW President their hard work that we are able to make
Dr. Troy Paino. an impact on hunger in more than 60
Judging was based countries around the world.”
upon the original- According to the World Food Pro-
ity, theme and over- gram, one in nine people go hungry in
all execution of the the world every day. Most of them are
design. children, working families and seniors.
The top three On Nov. 3, Subway took National Sand-
entries received wich Day global with World Sandwich
prizes donated by Day to address hunger around the world.
Riverby Books, More than 40,000 restaurants in more
Chick-fil-A, CiCi’s than 60 countries, including the U.S.,
Pizza, Sweet Frog helped Subway donate to people who
do not have enough to eat.
“Every day, there are people who do
Liberty Brings Local Produce Stand to Campus not get the food they need to thrive, and
families around the world struggle to
iberty Dining Services in Lynchburg, The produce stand, open through put food on the table,” said John Scott,
LVa., is partnering with Cavalier Pro- December and again from February vice president of Corporate Social Re-
duce to bring local produce to campus. until May, features seasonal heirloom sponsibility, Subway. “As the world’s
Cavalier Produce purchases and distrib- tomatoes, mixed baby tomatoes, gala largest sandwich restaurant chain, we
utes goods from farmers within a 50-mile apples, oyster mushrooms, local lettuce, have the opportunity to raise awareness
range of its location in Louisa, Va. breads, granola, honey, jellies and jams, about world hunger and partner with
“We are extremely excited for this cucumbers, bell peppers, peaches, pears, organizations around the world to fight
partnership between Dining Services by broccoli, celery, carrots, sweet potatoes, hunger.”
Sodexo and Cavalier Produce,” said Unit kale and spinach. To support World Sandwich Day in
Marketing Coordinator Ryan Wheeler. The dining team is using the pro- the U.S., Subway U.S. donated 11.5 mil-
“Providing locally grown produce and duce stand to teach students about the lion meals to Feeding America, the largest
making it readily available to our students health benefits of foods, such as kale, domestic hunger-relief-organization, to
is huge, as some of them can’t make and how using local honey can help with fight hunger in communities nationwide.
it to our city’s local farmer’s market. allergies. More than a place of com- This is the second consecutive year that
Therefore, we are bringing it to them.” merce, it is a place for educating about Subway has collaborated with Feeding
farming and food America for the sandwich holiday. In
processing. “This 2016, Subway made the largest single-
produce stand is a day donation of 11 million meals, which
campus-based mar- provided resources to Feeding America’s
ketplace where stu- nationwide network of 200 food banks.
dents, faculty and
staff can enjoy a
wide range of home- VISIT US
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