CONTACT: Kris Tazelaar, Second Harvest
Foodbank; KrisT@shfbmadison.org, 608-216-7206
Million pound challenge reaches goal of one million pounds of food
Second Harvest Foodbank’s Partner Food Pantries Benefit
MADISON, Wis., June 28, 2012 – Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin and the Princeton Club announced that the 2012 Million Pound Challenge fitness and weight loss campaign raised a record number of pounds of food. After two years of coming up just shy of the target, this year’s campaign reached the million pound target just over two months into the five-month campaign. In 2011, the challenge raised 900,547 pounds of food.
“We’re proud to partner with Second Harvest Foodbank to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin through the Million Pound Challenge,” said Dave Gerry, President of the Princeton Club. “To see the incredible excitement in getting fit while ending hunger was overwhelming. The fact that we met our goal so early in the campaign was thrilling.”
The 2012 Million Pound Challenge, which ran January 1 through May 31, had over 5,000 individuals and 246 teams participate. Lancaster Community Schools raised the most food of any team at 79,856 pounds and also earns the honor of top school among the 21 participating schools. Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital and Clinics and its 192 team members raised the second most at 76,124 pounds.
About The Princeton Club
The Princeton Club started in Madison in 1987. With two locations in Madison and one in New Berlin, Wis., the Princeton Club serves more than 25,000 active members. These full service health clubs are open 24 hours per day, offering free child care, group fitness classes, nutritional and weight loss counseling, hundreds of state-of-the-art strength and cardiovascular exercise machines, pools, basketball and tennis courts, and more. The Princeton Club has earned recognition as “Best in Madison and Dane County” and “Best Health Club in Wisconsin.” For more information, visit www.princetonclub.net or call 608-241-2639 (BODY) or 608-833-2639 (BODY).
About Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in southwestern Wisconsin through community partnerships, serving nearly 141,000 people who struggle to put food on the table, including 43 percent who are children. Through food and financial donations and volunteer support, Second Harvest Foodbank acquires and distributes food to 300 partner agencies, including food pantries, shelters, and meal sites in 16 counties. From July 1, 2010–June 30, 2011, Second Harvest Foodbank distributed 8.6 million pounds of food. It is one of 200 members of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. For more information, visit www.SecondHarvestMadison.org.
