For every New York food and drink Groupon purchased, Groupon will
donate the cost of one meal to City Harvest
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Groupon and City Harvest, the world's first food rescue organization,
are partnering to present the One Groupon, One Meal campaign set
to launch Sept. 23, and run through Sept. 29. Every time a subscriber
purchases a Groupon from the food and drink offerings in New York City,
Long Island or Westchester County, Groupon will donate the cost of one
meal to City Harvest. In tandem with the campaign, Groupon will also be
offering an Epic Deal for VIP attendance to City Harvest's Bid
Against Hunger event on Oct. 22 at Metropolitan Pavilion, located at
125 West 18th Street. This unique experience includes a pre-event
cocktail hour with featured celebrity chefs, an exclusive tasting of
local purveyors' foods, passed hors d'oeuvres and high-end wines.
The City Harvest Bid Against Hunger event Epic Deal experience
will feature:
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Chris Santos (Executive Chef and Owner -- Beauty & Essex and The
Stanton Social, Chopped judge)
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Donatella Arpaia (Owner -- Donatella, DBar, Kefi; Iron Chef judge)
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Harold Dieterle (Owner -- Perilla, Kin Shop, The Marrow; winner of the
first season of Top Chef)
"We're proud to partner with City Harvest for the week-long One
Groupon, One Meal campaign, aiming to fund tens of thousands of
meals," said Kyle Klatt, Program Manager, Groupon Grassroots and Cause
Marketing at Groupon. "This is a great opportunity to leverage both our
strengths to make a real difference in the lives of those battling
hunger."
Some of the One Groupon, One Meal participating restaurants
include:
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Yerba Buena
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Family Recipe
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Hecho en Dumbo
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Common Ground
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Sugar & Plumm
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Delmonico's Southampton
To participate, Groupon subscribers can visit groupon.com/CityHarvest,
choose from any of the New York food and drink offerings listed, and
purchase a deal; after which, Groupon will donate the cost of a meal to
City Harvest (up to 125,000 meals).
"City Harvest works hard to help feed the more than one million New
Yorkers facing hunger this year, and we thank Groupon for their support
of our mission," said Julia Foster, Director of Marketing, City Harvest.
"The restaurant community has partnered with City Harvest for more than
30 years and we appreciate the opportunity to develop new ways to fill
our trucks with food."
About Groupon
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About City Harvest
Serving New York City for more than 30 years, City Harvest
(cityharvest.org) is the world's first food rescue organization,
dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children. This
year, City Harvest will collect 46 million pounds of excess food from
all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers,
corporate cafeterias, manufacturers, and farms. This food is then
delivered free of charge to some 400 community food programs throughout
New York City by a fleet of trucks and bikes. City Harvest helps feed
the more than one million New Yorkers that face hunger each year.
Groupon
Erin Yeager, 312-999-3434
eyeager@groupon.com
Source: Groupon
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