Fuel Hope, Fight Hunger With AAA

AAA Northeast is joining 18 other clubs to fill food pantries, kitchens and plates through this year’s Fuel Hope, Fight Hunger campaign.

In partnership with Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, the goal is to provide 5 million meals nationwide. With the help of employees and members, AAA hopes to surpass last year’s total of 7.2 million meals donated.

“AAA Northeast has partnered with Feeding America affiliates like the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Feeding Westchester for years,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast’s vice president for public and government affairs. “The Fuel Hope, Fight Hunger campaign provides us with a wonderful opportunity to give back to the communities in which we live and work, and to make a difference for those in need.”

Help AAA Fight Hunger

For the entire month of June, food donation boxes will be available in all 65 branches across the AAA Northeast territory and administrative offices. Find a branch near you.

Members can also volunteer shoulder to shoulder with employees at various events, including collecting donations curbside at grocery stores, preparing food for those in need and stocking shelves at pantries.

Sign up for hunger relief and other community events near you or send a message to memberengagementgroup@aaanortheast.com.

What We Accomplished Together Last Year

• $150,417 raised by AAA Northeast to support Feeding America and food banks throughout our footprint. (Just $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks.)
• 3,600+ employee volunteer hours contributed.
• 5,400+ food items donated by employees and members.

Responding to a Growing Need

Last year’s hunger relief effort was the first coordinated national charitable campaign in AAA’s modern history, dedicated to alleviating the national food insecurity crisis.

More than 14 million children in the U.S. don’t have enough food to eat or don’t have access to healthy food, and more than 47 million people face hunger across every U.S. community, according to Feeding America.

Food insecurity is especially prevalent in the summer when children don’t have access to free school meals and donations to food banks decrease.

“The goal is to impact as many people as we can,” said co-leader of the AAA Northeast Member Engagement team and district branch manager Tom Ryan. “To increase the number of families served, the number of pounds of food collected, delivered and prepared. That’s how we measure success.”

Featured image: Member services counselor Tawana Hargis fills boxes at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.