Todd Gurley II and the Los Angeles Rams partner with LA Chefs to raise more than $170,000 to Fight Hunger in the Los Angeles Community

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Nov 08, 2018, 16:24 ET

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The third annual Taste of the Rams event attracted more than 400 LA community members and raised more than $170,000 to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. This event has raised almost half of $1 million to date, which is enough money for approximately 2 million meals.

Todd Gurley, who is having an MVP season for the Rams, provided his star power as the Honorary Chairman of the Event. "It is important for me, my teammates and the Rams organization to give back to our community," said Gurley. "LA is home now and I feel good about giving back to the community that supports me."

Don Lee Farms was the presenting sponsor of this year's event. Donald Goodman, President of Don Lee Farms, said, "Don Lee Farms is proud to be the presenting sponsor for Taste of the Rams for the second year. As a company based in Los Angeles, we care about our community and have supported the Food Bank for many years because of the tremendous impact the Food Bank has in Los Angeles County." Other sponsors included International Paper, Mike Connolly, the Los Angeles Rams, Paramount, Sue Leonard, US Bank, Akin Gump, Stephanie Edens and more.

"The third annual Taste of the Rams event was a tremendous success," said Michael Flood, President and CEO of the Food Bank, whose mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in Los Angeles County. "We are so grateful for the support of Todd Gurley, the Los Angeles Rams, Don Lee Farms and our other sponsors and attendees for their contributions."

VIP attendees included:

12 amazing LA Chefs: MARY SUE MILLIKEN AND SUSAN FENIGER - Border Grill, TRAVIS FLOOD - Alexander's Steakhouse, NEAL FRASER - Redbird, TED HOPSON - The Bellwether, JESSICA LARGEY - Simone, Representatives from Pearl District, CHRISTENA QUINN - Brack Shop Tavern, STEVE SAMSON - SOTTO and Rossoblu, ADAM SOBEL - Cal Mare, TRAVIS STRICKLAND - Baltaire, YOYA TAKAHASHI - UMI and BENJAMIN UDAVE - Culinary Consultant.
Andrew Siciliano, the host of NFL RedZone on the NFL Network (Master of Ceremonies).
Todd Gurley II of the Los Angeles Rams (Event Chair).
Other Rams players including Mike Thomas, Micah Kiser, Tyler Higbee, Morgan Fox, Pharoh Cooper, Blake Countess, John Johnson and Malcolm Brown.
Rampage (Rams mascot) and Rams Cheerleaders.

Thanks to financial and food donors, volunteers and community events like the Taste of the Rams, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is able to feed 300,000 people on a monthly basis. However, more work needs to be done to end food insecurity for the 1 in 7 people who are struggling. At some point in the month, it is estimated that 1.4 million people in our community may not know where their next meal is coming from. To help us close the hunger gap, please visit LAFoodBank.org/donate.

The fourth annual Taste of the Rams will take place in the autumn of 2019. Visit LAFoodBank.org/rams for more information, and follow @LAFoodBank on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has worked to fight hunger in Los Angeles County since 1973 and has distributed the equivalent of more than 1 billion meals across our community. The Food Bank provides food to more than 300,000 clients on a monthly basis and distributed 70 million pounds of food in 2017 to children, seniors, working families, veterans and other neighbors in need. To support the vision that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles County, nutritious food is distributed through a network of more than 650 partner agencies, directly to children through our Children's Backpack and Summer Lunch programs, to approximately 27,000 seniors each month through our Senior Nutrition program and to working families and college students through our Mobile Food Pantry. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is a 4-star rated charity by Charity Navigator. For more information, visit lafoodbank.org.

About the Rams

The Los Angeles Rams – Los Angeles' original professional sports team – stand as one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League and since its founding in 1937, have garnered three World Championships and sent 30 of its members to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2017, the Los Angeles Rams clinched the NFC West title and hosted the NFL's first Playoff game in Southern California in 30 years. As a professional sports team, the organization is committed to being a valuable civic partner and serving the greater Los Angeles area 365 days a year. The team currently hosts games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with plans to move to a new world-class stadium at the Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park, currently under construction in Inglewood, California, for the 2020 NFL season. For more information visit www.therams.com and follow the Rams' social media channels.

About Don Lee Farms

Established in California in 1982, Don Lee Farms is a family-owned food manufacturer and leading national supplier of organic and conventional food products. They are the leading national producer of organic veggie burgers. Don Lee Farms produces meat, vegetarian and plant-based foods for retail, club, foodservice and school foodservice markets. Consumer products and end items are sold at major retailers nationwide such as Costco Wholesale®, Whole Foods Markets® and Walmart® under the Don Lee Farms label, private brands and under brands of their partners. For more information, visit www.donleefarms.com and follow Don Lee Farms on Facebook and Twitter, @DonLeeFarms.

Contact: David May

Director of Marketing

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

323-234-3030 x 134

[email protected]

SOURCE Los Angeles Regional Food Bank