Enterprise Helps Provide 80,000 Meals For Families Facing Hunger In San Diego
In January 2018 Feeding Sawn Diego received a generous $20,000 gift from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Fill Your Tank” philanthropic program.
The “Fill Your Tank” program is a six-year initiative, launched during Enterprise’s 60th anniversary, to invest $60 million in the fight against hunger across the country.
Fred Abdelnour, Director of Community and Government Affairs at Enterprise, identified Feeding San Diego as a recipient of this grant because of its proven record of financial health and impactful local partnerships.
Enterprise’s generous gift helps support all programs that Feeding San Diego operates to serve the nearly 400,000 people facing hunger in San Diego County.
Collaborating with hunger-relief organizations has opened Mr. Abdelnour’s eyes to the complexity of the problem of food insecurity in America. “I now understand that every social issue begins with hunger. If kids are hungry, they can’t focus on what they’re trying to accomplish in school, and parents who struggle to put food on the table sometimes have to choose between buying food and paying rent.”
Mr. Abdelnour hopes that Enterprise’s championship of hunger-relief programs will encourage other companies to get involved in the fight against food insecurity and improve the health and nutrition of those in need across the country.
Thank you to Enterprise Rent-A-Car for their outstanding contribution to Feeding San Diego’s vision of a hunger-free and healthy San Diego.
