Wayside Restaurant Helps Vermont Foodbank Check Out Hunger and Provide Long-Term Recovery Support
Again this year, the Wayside Restaurant and Bakery asked their customers to “Check Out Hunger” by adding $1, $3 or $5 to their bill. This year’s promotion raised more than $2,000 and will help the Vermont Foodbank provide nearly 13,000 meals to Vermonters in need.
In addition to “Check Out Hunger,” Wayside owners Brian and Karen Zecchinelli also hosted a Vermont Foodbank benefit dinner to support the Foodbank’s post-Irene recovery efforts. Both promotions raised $2,544.70. “Our customers clearly stepped up to the plate on this one! They responded generously to our appeal to help those flood victims in need. Their confidence in the Vermont Foodbank to deliver the necessary assistance was key,” said Brian Zecchinelli.
“We are so grateful to Brian and Karen and the Wayside Restaurant and Bakery for their on-going partnership and commitment to ensuring that no Vermonter will go hungry, in the aftermath of this disaster or at any other time,” said John Sayles, Vermont Foodbank CEO. “Partnerships like these are vital in the fight against hunger!”
