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Arby’s recognized for childhood hunger relief efforts

May 16, 2014

Arby’s charitable arm, the Arby's Foundation, has been awarded the Phoenix Award by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for its efforts to help end childhood hunger. According to a news release, the organization was recognized specifically for its "School's Out, Food's In" partnership with Share Our Strength.

Earlier this week, Arby's restaurants throughout Atlanta donated 10 percent of sales to Mayor Reed's Centers of Hope summer meals program, providing meals to kids at risk of hunger during the summer.

Additionally, during the kickoff of The Arby's Foundation's annual "Hungry for Happiness" mobile tour, the organization announced it will provide all Atlanta public school students in grades pre-K through fifth grade with punch cards that are redeemable for 10 kids’ meals this summer.

The cards will also provide families in need of assistance during this time of year with a texting program with Share Our Strength's "No Kid Hungry" campaign, which connects people to local summer meal sites through their mobile phones.

"Children can't be their best without proper nourishment," Arby's CEO Paul Brown said in the release. "And summer is a particularly challenging time when access to food is even more difficult as schools are closed. We want to help alleviate that problem."