Sodexo Healthcare Donates $650,000 Ready-to-Eat Meals to Sinai Health System and the Greater Chicago Food Depository With The...
24 Settembre 2020 - 6:00PM
Sodexo has been mobilizing its resources and providing support to
clients and staff to help them stay safe and healthy amid the
COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic impact. Earlier this
month, Sodexo Healthcare quickly rallied partners together to
ensure a surplus of 139 pallets of emergency ready-to-eat meals
from Detroit did not go to waste. In collaboration with Move For
Hunger and Nelson Westerberg, the palettes were successfully
transported from Michigan to their neighbors in Chicago at Sinai
Community Institute and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
“Leveraging the reach of our Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and our
large footprint of clinical dieticians and nutrition services
across the country, Sodexo’s mission has always been to provide
nutritious meals and help people live healthy lives,” explained
Catherine J. Tabaka, CEO, Sodexo Healthcare North America. “The
COVID-19 pandemic has affected many and the resulting economic
impact demonstrates how rapidly one can be at risk of hunger –
especially in vulnerable communities – which is why we are making
sure that no resources go to waste.” The Greater Chicago Food
Depository opened its doors to accept all 139 pallets on Sinai
Health System’s behalf and is working in partnership to store and
distribute the meals to local Chicagoland communities served by
Sinai. In addition, the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is donating
$100,000 to the Food Depository. As families are navigating various
challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, these funds will
aid the Food Depository in their tireless work to meet the
unprecedented need as they continue to serve families nutritious
meals across Chicago and all of Cook County. “During times like
these, it is more important than ever to come together to fight for
a shared mission,” said Kate Maehr, Executive Director and CEO,
Food Depository. “Hunger and the need for nutritious food has never
been greater. Donations like these help us continue to provide
support and resources to communities who continue to struggle from
the impacts of the pandemic.” With the help of Move For Hunger and
their volunteer transportation partner, Nelson Westerberg of
Illinois, the meals were transported from Romulus, MI to Chicago,
IL over the course of three days and over 280 miles. “Our mission
at Move For Hunger is to find sustainable ways to reduce food waste
and fight hunger,” Adam Lowy, Founder and Executive Director of
Move For Hunger. “When Sodexo reached out, we quickly mobilized
resources to ensure these meals were transported efficiently,
knowing that many communities in Chicago are continuing to see an
escalating need for food.” Gregory L. Koehlinger, NEWESCO, INC.’s
executive vice president, shared, “As a company founded in Chicago,
when we heard about the opportunity from our partners at Move For
Hunger to help transport emergency meals to Chicago, we were more
than happy to offer our services and give back during this
unprecedented time. We want to especially express gratitude to
Nelson Westerberg professional van operators: Jeff Olsen, Jim
Kennedy, and Tom Allen.”
Community Meal Donation Pick-Up
and Census Event Today, in partnership with Sodexo and the
Food Depository, Sinai Health System is hosting an event where
local community members are invited to the Sinai Community
Institute to pick-up the meals donated by Sodexo. The event will
take place Thursday, September 24, 2020 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Catherine J. Tabaka, CEO, Sodexo Healthcare North America and Karen
Teitelbaum, President and CEO of Sinai Health System will be in
attendance as meals are being distributed to attendees, and The
Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation will present the $100,000 donation to
Food Depository Chicago. “At Sinai Health System, our mission is to
improve the health of the individuals and communities we serve and
that means extending our care outside of our hospital walls to
provide resources to our local community,” said Karen Teitelbaum,
President and CEO of Sinai Health System. “We work every day in
Chicago’s most underserved communities to care for people who are
disproportionately affected by illness, poverty and other social
challenges. Good health for us starts before someone comes to the
hospital, it’s proactively ensuring that our communities have the
access to resources they need – including healthy food.” During the
event, Sinai Community Institute’s Counting on Chicago Census team
will also be on hand providing bilingual assistance and computer
stations and tablets to help local community members fill out their
2020 U.S. Census forms. “Helping our community members complete the
census will help to determine which areas qualify for critical
resources that children and families depend on. Completion
determines funding for our hospitals, supportive housing for the
elderly, libraries, community centers, Medicare and Medicaid and
school meals, just to name a few,” said Debra Wesley, President of
Sinai Community Institute.
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About Sodexo North America At Sodexo Healthcare
we build trusted partnerships with health systems to support their
care delivery mission. Leveraging science, insights and
imagination, we provide solutions and contribute essential
non-clinical services wherever care is delivered, to enhance
patients’ and caregivers’ experience while improving our clients’
financial health. Sodexo Healthcare’s 35,000 employees provide
human-centered care with food and nutrition, environmental and
clinical engineering services that support healthcare teams and
overall operations at over 1,500 sites in the United States. Sodexo
North America is part of a global, Fortune 500 company with a
presence in 72 countries. Sodexo is a leading provider of
integrated food, facilities management and other services that
enhance organizational performance, contribute to local communities
and improve quality of life for millions of customers in corporate,
education, healthcare, senior living, sports and leisure,
government and other environments daily. The company employs
160,000 people at 13,000 sites in all 50 U.S. states and Canada,
and indirectly supports tens of thousands of additional jobs
through its annual purchases of $19 billion in goods and services
from small to large businesses. Sodexo is committed to supporting
diversity and inclusion and safety, while upholding the highest
standards of corporate responsibility and ethical business conduct.
In support of local communities across the U.S., in 2019, Sodexo
contributed over 151,500 in volunteer hours, and since 1996, the
Stop Hunger Foundation has contributed nearly $34.5 million to help
feed children in America impacted by hunger. To learn more about
Sodexo, visit us.sodexo.com, and connect with us on Facebook,
Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. About Sodexo Stop
Hunger Foundation Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation works to
ensure that every child in the United States, especially those most
at risk, grows up with dependable access to enough nutritious food
to enable them to lead a healthy, productive life. Visit Sodexo
Stop Hunger Foundation on Facebook and follow us on Twitter
@StopHungerUSA and Instagram @sodexostophunger. About Sinai
Health System Sinai Health System, a Chicago-based
private, not-for-profit organization, includes seven member
organizations serving the West and Southwest Sides: Mount Sinai
Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Sinai Children’s Hospital, Schwab
Rehabilitation Hospital, Sinai Medical Group, Sinai Community
Institute and Sinai Urban Health Institute. The system has 4,000
employees, over 800 physicians on its hospital medical staffs, 654
licensed beds, 100,000+ annual emergency department patient visits
and eight physician residency training programs. www.sinai.org
About Move For Hunger Move For Hunger is a
non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to
fight hunger and reduce food waste. In addition to collecting food
from people who are moving to new homes, Move For Hunger helps
companies and individuals across the United States and Canada
organize successful food drives. To date, they have collected more
than 20 million pounds of food providing more than 17 million meals
to those in need. For more information, or to find out how you can
host your own food drive, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.
About Nelson Westerberg Nelson Westerberg is a
global leader in corporate household goods moving and storage,
talent mobility services. Established in Chicago in 1904, Nelson
Westerberg is privately held and has unbending culture for
differentiated quality, business integrity and value creation. The
company’s clients consist of well-known multinational corporations
with whom it has provided consistent corporate moving service for
5,10,20,30 and several at 40 plus years of service. Nelson
Westerberg is a long-term supporter of Move for Hunger, visit
www.nelsonwesterberg.com About the Greater Chicago Food
Depository The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s
food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food. The Food
Depository is at the center of a network of more than 700 partner
organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens,
shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to
bring food, dignity and hope to our neighbors across Chicago and
Cook County. The Food Depository addresses the root causes of
hunger with job training, advocacy and other innovative solutions.
The Food Depository is a proud member of Feeding America – the
national network of food banks. By working to help those most in
need go from hungry to hopeful, the Food Depository is building a
Greater Chicago. Learn more at chicagosfoodbank.org
- Sodexo_Chicago MRE Donation Infographic
Enrico Dinges
Sodexo
301-987-4393
Enrico.Dinges@sodexo.com
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