July 1, 2016--Manheim is on a mission to help eliminate hunger by participating in Cox Automotive’s company-wide campaign: Drive Away Hunger. From June 13-24, Cox Automotive companies teamed up with Feeding America’s nationwide network to reach more than 40 million people through food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other community-based agencies across the country. This marks the 10th consecutive year of the Drive Away Hunger campaign, which launched in 2007.
Each year, team members load up as many bags as they can carry and drop them off at the nearest donation bin. The drive focuses on food items that food banks have deemed most-needed, which includes canned meat and fish, dry pasta, fruit juices, soups and healthy snacks, among other items.
Manheim Statesville collected the most amount of food, with an exceptional 5,312 pounds donated in this two-week period!
The campaign ends with CANstruction, a fun event for team members to use the collected donation items to create structures. Manheim San Antonio won the CANstruction award against 22 other Manheim Auction submissions for their Remember the Alamo structure. The team then went on to the next round and won the GOLDEN CAN Award for all Cox Automotive business unit finalists.
“This is an exceptional year for Drive Away Hunger because for the first time ever, Cox Automotive companies around the globe are participating in the food drive, including places like Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Brazil and others,” said Michelle Blondheim, Executive Director Community Relations for Cox Automotive. “Compassion is written in our corporate DNA, and this is a great way to support our local communities.”
In total, 43 Manheim auctions participated and collected a total of 27,054 pounds of food. The overall Cox Automotive effort produced 120,182 pounds of food for local community food banks, which will provide over half a million meals for families in local communities.
