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ST. LOUIS (April 14, 2004) –
America’s Second Harvest announces the donation of 173,000 Steak n Shake STEAKBURGER
patties to help feed the hungry in 18 states. Seventy-eight America’s Second Harvest
food banks are receiving STEAKBURGER patties – with 19,000 going to five Missouri
food banks – thanks to the success of Steak n Shake’s recent TAKHOMACARD gift
card program. As part of the program, the 400-store restaurant chain agreed to donate
STEAKBURGER patties to America’s Second Harvest for every qualifying TAKHOMACARD
purchase.
Steak n Shake donated 19,000 STEAKBURGERS
to Missouri food banks to help combat the problem of hunger. |
Frank Finnegan, executive director of the St.
Louis Area Foodbank, said, “Thanks to the tens of thousands who purchased gift cards
during the holiday season and to the generosity of Steak n Shake and its associates,
Missouri food banks are providing 19,000 meals to people in need. Feeding the hungry is an
enormous challenge for our communities, and corporations like Steak n Shake are making a
difference in the battle to make sure all Americans are adequately fed every day.”
Frank Finnegan (right), Executive Director
of St. Louis Area Foodbank accepts the first case of donated STEAKBURGERS from Paul
Ledgard, District Manager of Missouri for The Steak n Shake Company. |
Peter
Dunn, president and CEO of The Steak n Shake Company and a member of the Board for America’s
Second Harvest, said, “As we celebrate our 70th anniversary, the management and
associates of Steak n Shake want to give back to the communities that have made us so
successful. We hope our donation of STEAKBURGER patties will spur others, corporations and
individuals alike, to consider giving whatever they can to help feed the hungry.
“With the
Missouri poverty rate at 10 percent, many people go hungry,” Dunn said. “Steak n
Shake recognizes our donation is only a small step in relation to the size of this
challenge statewide, but we are proud to do what we can to help feed Americans in need.”
St. Louis Area
Foodbank, one of five food banks in Missouri receiving the STEAKBURGER patty donation, is
a non-profit food distribution center for organizations that feed hungry people throughout
14 counties in Eastern Missouri and 12 counties in Southwestern Illinois. In 2003, the
food bank distributed 12.8 million pounds of food to more than 450 food pantries, soup
kitchens and shelters.
Steak n Shake is a
full-service restaurant serving a core menu of its famous STEAKBURGER sandwiches,
thin 'n crispy French fries and old-fashioned, hand-dipped milk shakes. Steak n
Shake restaurants feature full-service dining areas, counter service and drive-thru
windows. Restaurants are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more information
about helping feed the hungry in St. Louis, visit www.stlfoodbank.org
or call (314) 423-6100.
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