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Bene Gourmet Pizza and Food Bank of the Rockies team up with Regis High School to tackle hunger |
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Client News
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Friday, 06 April 2007 |
Bene Gourmet Pizza, an award-winning fast-casual pizza concept with locations in North Cherry Creek and Greenwood Village, has partnered with Food Bank of the Rockies and Regis Jesuit High School Boys and Girls Divisions to support Denver’s hungry population.
From March 30 through April 6, 2007, Regis High School students will compete in a food drive to benefit Food Bank of the Rockies. Winners will receive a prize trophy and pizza parties from Bene Gourmet Pizza.
“The goal of this program is to open the eyes of young people to the hunger problem in the U.S. and specifically in their community,” said Bene owners Kevin and Erika Cohen.
The program will be modeled after successful drives in Eugene, Ore., where Bene has two additional locations. This is the first food drive co-sponsored by Bene and Food Bank of the Rockies in Colorado.
The drive will begin with a video presentation to the Regis students about Colorado’s hunger problem, which affects all ages [see the video]. The food drive will create a healthy competition among the four grades at Regis. Students will race to donate the needed food items that will later be distributed throughout northern Colorado and Denver.
“Nearly 15 percent of children live in hunger in our state,” said Kevin Seggelke, president and CEO of Food Bank of the Rockies. “We applaud Bene’s efforts to educate and engage our youth in such a worthy cause.”
Always involved in the community, Bene also sponsors “Bene Gives,” a program that allows the company and its employees to give back to the community, particularly in the areas of sustainability, hunger relief and youth education.
For more information, visit www.benegourmet.com or call 720-941-9222.
About Bene Gourmet Pizza
Bene Gourmet Pizza is an award winning fast-casual pizza concept that’s as committed to quality ingredients and superior customer service as it is to the neighborhoods in which it serves. Founded in Oregon six years ago, Bene opened its doors in south Denver at Arapahoe and Yosemite in March 2005. By January 2006, a second location opened in Cherry Creek North at 2nd Ave. and Columbine. Using fresh and creative ingredient combinations, Bene offers 22 pizzas, including the lime chicken, veggie pesto and pancetta pepperoni; and nine salads, from Caesar, to mixed greens, to gorgonzola pear.
About Food Bank of the Rockies
FBR, a non-profit organization, distributed over 22.2 million pounds of food last year through more than 900 partner agencies in northern Colorado and Wyoming. FBR’s key programs are Fighting Hunger Feeding Hope, Denver’s Table and Children’s Nutrition Network. The organization is a member of America’s Second Harvest—the Nation’s Food Bank Network. Visit www.foodbankrockies.org for more information. |
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