The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma sends the information below:
WHAT: Eleven Jersey Mike’s locations in the Oklahoma City area will donate 100% of their sales to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Food for Kids Programs during Jersey Mike’s Day of Giving.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27
Store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Jersey Mike’s Subs locations throughout the Metro.
WHY: Oklahoma has one of the highest child food insecurity rates in the nation. Last year, the Regional Food Bank provided more than 2 million meals for chronically hungry children through the Food for Kids Programs: the Backpack Program, School Pantry Program, Kids Cafés and the Summer Feeding Program. Since 2012, Jersey Mike’s has donated more than $770,000 to the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Programs.
About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is leading the fight against hunger in 53 counties in central and western Oklahoma and envisions a state where everyone, regardless of circumstance, has access to nutritious food. Founded in 1980, the Regional Food Bank is the state’s largest hunger-relief 501(c)(3) nonprofit that distributes food through a network of community-based partner agencies and schools. The majority of people served by the Regional Food Bank are chronically hungry children, seniors living on fixed incomes and hardworking families struggling to make ends meet. The Regional Food Bank is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s network of food banks. To join the fight to end hunger, visit rfbo.org.
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