GOFoods Foundation Grab-and-Go Food Survival Backpack Among Celebrity Gifts to Benefit Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Oscars Weekend

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GOFoods Global announced today that in conjunction with its donation of 120 grab-and-go survival backpacks (valued at $250 each) at the GBK Luxury Gift Lounge in honor of the 84th Annual Academy Awards nominees and presenters, the company has also aligned with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as part of the official launch of the GOFoods Foundation.  

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"The Oscars are known for their decadence and glamor, yet there are over 600,000 children in LA County alone who are suffering from hunger," said Brad Stewart, President of GOFoods Global. "The GoFoods mission is to feed and prosper the world, and this week in honor of the 84th Annual Academy Awards and our newly launched GOFoods Foundation, we want to provide opportunities to serve, save, and share our nutritious gourmet meals with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank."

As a part of each backpack donation, attendees will receive a product credit towards additional GOFoods products for their own charitable initiatives, or they can elect to donate their credit directly to the GOFoods Foundation and give 100 meals directly to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

The GOFoods Grab-and-Go survival backpack is full of natural, easy-to-prepare nutritious meals and beverages; just by adding water, these products make a wonderful and healthy family meal now or in 25 years. Meals include some of GOFoods most popular food items: Creamy Tuscan Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Au Gratin Potatoes, Southwestern Tortilla Soup, and Chicken Cheddar Rice. The backpack also contains one blue GOFoods water bottle, two 14-stickpack boxes of the company's on-the-go beverages Kona Joe Coffee and Green Tea Extract, and one 14-stick box of GOFoods' direct to-the-mouth sustainable energy product.

The GoFoods backpack donation adds to the quality of the GBK Oscar gift bag given to celebrities to support their own foundations. GBK, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, is the recipient of multiple "Best Gift Bag" awards by BizBash. Some of the celebrity causes attending the GBK event include the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation that raises funds towards a cure for Juvenile diabetes; the HollyRod Foundation which is dedicated to providing compassionate care to those living with Autism and Parkinson's disease; and many others like the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

About GOFoods Global:
GOFoods' mission is to feed and prosper the world by serving, saving and sharing relevant, easy-to-prepare meals and beverages for on-the-go-lifestyles that encourage people to eat nutritiously and spend time together, while enjoying natural mouth-watering meals that taste as good today as they will in 25 years. Founded by nationally known and 30-year-food-reserve veterans Steve Shenk and Barbara Rossberg, the Utah company provides natural, cleaner ingredients that change the way people look at extended shelf-life and daily use food in the twenty-first century. Learn more at http://www.gofoodsglobal.com.

About the GOFoods Foundation:
To fulfill the GOFoods mission to feed and prosper the world, the GOFoods Foundation partners with charities located around the country and donates food towards the areas of greatest need. To learn more visit http://www.gofoodsfoundation.org.

About the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank:
The mission of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in Los Angeles County. To fulfill their mission, they source and acquire food and other products and distribute to children and adults at risk for hunger through charitable agencies or directly through programs; they energize the community to get involved and support hunger relief; and they conduct hunger education and awareness campaigns and advocate for public policies that alleviate hunger. Their vision is that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles County. To support the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in honor of the 84th Annual Academy Awards nominees, please volunteer or donate to www.lafoodbank.org. 

About GBK Productions:
GBK Productions is a Special Events and Fundraising company that is dedicated to giving high quality, tailor-made service to its individual clients. GBK Productions is well known for integrating the entertainment and non-profit industries to create unique and memorable high-profile national and international events that maximize its clients fundraising efforts. For more information please contact Jolie Jankowitz at Jolie(at)gbkproductions(dot)com and http://www.gbkproductions.com.

About the Academy Awards:
The 84th Academy Awards (informally known as the Oscars) is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world and is televised live from the Kodak Theatre to more than 52 million viewers in more than 200 countries annually. oscar.go.com.

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