About Skip Lunch Fight Hunger
Skip Lunch Fight Hunger is a citywide initiative that asks individuals to donate what they normally spend on lunch to help fight hunger in New York City. Skip Lunch Fight Hunger was conceived in 2002 by City Harvest board member Dana Cowin, editor in chief of Food & Wine magazine.
On May 6, 2009, some 7,000 participants from nearly 300 teams joined Skip Lunch Fight Hunger, raising funds to help feed hungry kids and their families by donating to City Harvest. In a single day, more than $400,000 was raised enough to help feed over 22,000 kids and their families for an entire summer.
Start your fundraising now!
Make an even bigger impact on the lives of hungry New Yorkers this year. Don't wait until May 12, instead do something fun leading up to the event, run a bake sale, donate $10 to wear jeans on Fridays, put a coin collection jar out now or donate your lunch money once a week until May 12, 2010. Start early and get creative!
You can help City Harvest to feed more New Yorkers over the coming year. As we all know, 2010 promises to be a very challenging year and with an increase of New Yorkers needing to access emergency food, the need for City Harvest is critical! We all share the responsibility of helping the most vulnerable in our city.
The Harvester Team at Team Appreciation Night 2009!
Starting a team is an easy and fun way to bring your colleagues, friends and family together behind you in your fight against hunger. Team Captains are individuals that champion the cause by recruiting others to fundraise and help City Harvest to feed hungry children and their families during the summer months. Register your team today, and then personalize your team and individual page. Get the word out to everyone you know, inviting them to participate or donate to your team. Your first step is to register.
Spread the Word
Update your team and individual fundraising page and email it to everyone! You can tell everyone you know about Skip Lunch Fight Hunger and how they can start teams at their offices or with their friends.
By being a Top Five fundraising team you get your company logo or team name on the official City Harvest Skip Lunch Fight Hunger truck for a full year.
Click here to download from our Fundraising Toolkit.
Click here to find out about the additional incentives we're offering teams for 2010.
Download the Skip Lunch Fight Hunger poster!
Click here to download (legal size, 8.5 x 14 inch, PDF file)
Click here to download (letter size, 8.5 x 11 inch, PDF file)
The Skip Lunch Fight Hunger staff is here to help you and your team succeed! You can contact us anytime for support and questions. Contact us at 917-351-8764 or skiplunch@cityharvest.org.
