FIFA World Cup food donations help feed communities across the region

We might call this the ultimate assist because instead of riding the bench, thousands of meals that went unserved during the World Cup will be on their way to dinner tables across the region. So for this mission, FIFA partnered with local non-profits like the Everywhere Project in Philadelphia. Co-founder Jen Sheinfeld says in total they were able to save 20,000 pounds of leftover box lunches and snacks for staff working the matches and also the players and coaches. They partnered with the Garden of Health food pantry in Montgomery County to store and also distribute the meals. These are pallets and pallets of things. They cleared out freezer space for us to be able to go. So after we're doing these pickups in Philadelphia, we're driving out to North Wales and they're distributing food among the people that they serve as well as allowing us to come in and distribute as well. The non-profit helps upwards of a thousand people distributing food in Kensington, Center City and also Ambler and she says this allows them to serve those in need with dignity. Times are tough and a lot of people have also had benefits cut with everything that's going on and just anything is helpful at this point and it's always great to have something that's fresh. Not just a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, we're able to offer like a pasta salad, tomatoes, salads, things like that. Yeah, certainly a winning player there that cuts food waste and also shows tournaments like the World Cup can make a difference.