Donations from Three Square's “Fill the Plate” Campaign Provides Additional 125,000 Meals to Food Insecure Valley Residents

Three Square Food Bank announced today that it collected 16,060 pounds of food and $37,318 in donations during its first community-wide food drive, "Fill the Plate," held Sept. 8-30. These donations will provide an additional 125,336 meals to the more than 305,000 food insecure individuals in Las Vegas.

Three Square's "Fill the Plate" campaign kicked off on Sept. 8 to collect food and funds while raising awareness for its mission to end food insecurity in Southern Nevada. With the help of sponsors Boyd Gaming and KOMP 92.3 FM, individuals, businesses, local entertainers and organizations were encouraged to fill a 30'x30' large plate graphic at Three Square's south warehouse with non-perishable food items. At the same time, a virtual food drive was open to collect monetary donations. Periodically throughout the campaign, cans and boxes of food were added to the "plate" to represent the cash donations collected.

"These results are astounding and we are beyond thankful to our partners Boyd Gaming and KOMP 92.3 as well as the hundreds of people that contributed to making this food drive a success," said BrIan Burton, President and CEO of Three Square. "We still have great deal of work to do, but "Fill the Plate" made a significant and positive impact on the issue of hunger and we have our community to thank for that."

Additional information about the "Fill The Plate" campaign and other Three Square initiatives can be found at www.threesquare.org.

About Three Square Food Bank
Established in 2007 to provide hunger relief, Three Square Food Bank offers wholesome, nutritious food to nonprofit and faith-based organizations, schools and feeding sites that serve a wide range of Southern Nevadans. A national model project inspired by Founder Eric Hilton with a grant provided by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Three Square is a community collaborative partnership with businesses, nonprofit agencies, food distributors, higher education institutions, the Clark County School District, governmental entities, the media and thousands of volunteers to efficiently and effectively work together to serve those in our community struggling with hunger. Three Square currently provides more than 38 million pounds of food and grocery product - the equivalent of more than 31 million meals - per year to a network of more than 1,300 community partners. Three Square is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks. For additional information visit www.threesquare.org. For the latest news and events on Three Square, visit Facebook and follow them on Instagram and Twitter (@threesquarelv)

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