A local food drive in New Castle County by Caliber Collision contributed to a nationwide total of 3.1 million meals to help provide at-risk children with nutritious meals during the summer months. Caliber has a center in Bear.
Caliber’s 5th Annual Rhythm Restoration Food Drive was a grassroots effort by associates at Caliber’s center in Bear who rallied business partners, customers and the public to donate cash and food for Food Bank of Delaware and bring awareness to the issue of childhood hunger. Nationwide, the company collected over $334,000 in cash donations and thousands of pounds of food for 37 food banks.
According to Feeding America, 1 in 5 children in the U.S. worry about when they’ll have their next meal. Hunger is especially devastating in childhood — studies show that proper nutrition is critical to a child’s physical, emotional and learning development. The problem is especially acute during the summer months when at-risk children do not have access to regular school lunch programs.
“Giving back to our local communities is an integral part of Caliber’s core values,” said Steve Grimshaw, Caliber CEO. “I am proud of our 9,000 teammates who worked tirelessly over the three-week drive to raise a record breaking amount of meals for kids in need. We thank our business and community partners who have joined with us to restore the rhythm of life for children across the 16 states that Caliber serves.”
Caliber has 420 collision repair centers.
