Hip-Hop Duo Chiddy Bang Partners With Feeding America To Launch a Breakfast Food Drive With College Fans
TOP DONOR TO WIN FREE CHIDDY BANG CONCERT
CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Breakout electro inspired hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang, comprised of rapper Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege and producer Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin, is partnering with Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief charity, to launch a Breakfast Food Drive with college fans from 13 markets across the United States. The Feeding America network is comprised of more than 200 member food banks serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and secures and distributes 3 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually.
The band was inspired to name their debut album Breakfast not only from the obvious symbolism (first meal, first album), but also from their genuine belief that a good day always begins with a quality breakfast. Band member Noah Beresin says, "For us, what separates the good days from the bad days is a good breakfast, so we're happy to help give people in need a healthy and nutritious breakfast."
Over 20 student-run organizations (fraternities, sororities, and student clubs) will participate in a Breakfast Food Drive which will take place over a ten-day span beginning Friday, February 24. The student organizations are encouraged to donate healthy, nutritious breakfast items, such as peanut butter, 100% juice, oatmeal, and canned fruit to the Feeding America food bank in their areas. The top five donating organizations will all receive a home electronics prize worth $500 (TBC), and the overall largest donating group will also be awarded a free concert from Chiddy Bang this spring. For more details, please visit http://chiddybang.net/feedamerica.
Participating Feeding America member food banks are:
- Capital Area Food Bank (Washington, D.C.)
- Cleveland Food Bank (OH)
- Community Food Share (CO)
- Delaware Food Bank (DE)
- Eastern Illinois Food Bank (IL)
- Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (NC)
- Food Lifeline (WA)
- Greater Boston Food Bank (MA)
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (CA)
- Mid-Ohio Food Bank (OH)
- Mississippi Food Network (MS)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (NC)
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About Feeding America
Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 37 million Americans each year, including 14 million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United States, more than 200 member food banks support 61,000 agencies that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country, visit http://www.feedingamerica.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FeedingAmerica or follow our news on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FeedingAmerica.
CONTACTS:
Julie Cloutier Feeding America (212) 691-2800 |
Darren Baber EMI Music (212) 786-8479 |
Sarah Mary Cunningham The Chamber Group (212) 366-5801 |
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