Givenik.com Welcomes City Harvest As 250th Charity
Givenik.com has just welcomed the 250th charity to its fold, it was announced by Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters. City Harvest is the most recent organization to benefit from the revolutionary way to go to Broadway (and save the world!). City Harvest, a non-profit organization founded in 1982, is the world's first and New York City's only food rescue program.
At Givenik.com, theatergoers can give and get by getting discounted tickets to dozens of Broadway and Off Broadway shows while simultaneously giving back to charity as 5% of their ticket price goes directly to the not-for-profit organization of their choice. Any certified non-profit organization can sign up to be a part of Givenik.com for free and develop a new, year-round fundraising mechanism.
"City Harvest does such important work in our city." said Jordan Roth, "I am thrilled that they are now part of the Givenik family and that all 250 organizations will be benefitting from Broadway."The other organizations that have joined Givenik.com since it launched in 2007, from national groups to local chapters, and from arts organizations to educational institutions, include Human Rights Campaign, Dress for Success Worldwide, God's Love We Deliver, The Actors Fund, Central Park Conservancy, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, People for the American Way, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Creative Alternatives of New York, Manhattan Theatre Club, local chapters of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers / Big Sisters, as well as community PTA's and temples.
