Filling in the Blanks and Pitney Bowes are partnering together to pack weekend meal bags for children struggling with food insecurity at the Pitney Bowes office in Shelton CT on Tuesday September 19th from 10am-12pm.
The bags packed will be distributed to children in the Bridgeport school district.
– Filling in the Blanks, a Norwalk-based non-profit that
provides food for students struggling with food insecurity is thrilled to announce our partnership with Pitney Bowes, a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services.
In an effort to further our mission and expand our outreach, Filling in the Blanks is hosting an offsite event in collaboration with Pitney Bowes and their volunteers. The event is scheduled for September 19th at the Pitney Bowes Shelton, CT, office. We are also pleased to share that the Pitney Bowes Foundation has provided a team volunteer project grant to cover the cost of materials and supplies, which will significantly contribute to our ongoing efforts.
“Every child deserves access to quality food and nutrition that supports their health, growth and wellbeing. We are pleased to partner with Filling in the Blanks in support of their mission to address the critical issue of food insecurity facing so many students and their families in our communities,” said Kathleen Ryan Mufson, President of the Pitney Bowes Foundation.
The partnership between Filling in the Blanks and Pitney Bowes represents a shared commitment to make a positive impact on the lives of more than 5,500 children and their families to remove the obstacle of food insecurity. “Pitney Bowes has a stellar reputation for innovation and corporate responsibility,” said Tina Kramer, FITB’s Co-Founder. “Their contribution will go directly to feeding children in the Bridgeport, CT School District,” added Shawnee Knight, FITB’s Co-Founder.
For more information about Filling in the Blanks please visit www.fillingintheblanks.org
About Pitney Bowes: Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small business, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world rely on Pitney Bowes to reduce the complexity of sending mail and parcels.
About Filling in the Blanks: Filling in the Blanks was founded by mothers and community activists, Shawnee Knight and Tina Kramer, who created the nonprofit as a way to marry their loves of community, children, food and charity. In 2013, Knight and Kramer created Filling in the Blanks which has now expanded to include over 100 sites throughout Fairfield and Westchester Counties and has delivered over TWO MILLION-weekend meals to children in low-income households.
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