Feeding South Florida Outruns Hunger in Palm Beach County

Feeding South Florida food bank will host its “Outrun Hunger Palm Beach County 5K” on Oct. 24 at Okeeheelee Park, 7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach. Registration begins at 7 a.m., and the walk will start at 8 a.m.

The event will raise funds to help end hunger in Palm Beach County and raise awareness for the issue of food insecurity.

“‘The Outrun Hunger Palm Beach County 5K’ is a great way to help our local neighbors in need of food assistance,” said Paco Vélez, Feeding South Florida president/CEO. “Feeding South Florida has a 98 percent efficiency rating, making us the most efficient food bank inPalm Beach County. We are able to provide six meals, or $12 worth of grocery products, for every $1 donated. This is because it only costs us about 13 cents to move a pound of food. By supporting this event, folks are helping set the table for families in need of food assistance.”

Guests can participate as an individual or a team. Medals will be given for the top three places in each age category and overall best times. All participants will receive an official Outrun Hunger 5K T-shirt.

Braman Motorcars West Palm Beach/Jupiter is the presenting sponsor for the event. Additional sponsors are Tyco, PGA National Resort and Spa, Source1 Purchasing, Tunie’s and Oceana Coffee.

Feeding South Florida is the sole Feeding America food bank serving South Florida and the largest, most efficient food bank in Palm Beach County. The bank’s mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts and transforming lives through innovative programming and education. Through a local network of approximately 350 nonprofit partner agencies, Feeding South Florida distributes almost 40 million pounds of food annually, serving 785,040 individuals in need of food assistance (280,630 of whom are children and 150,000 are older adults) throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

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