Feeding America – A Food Drive to Benefit Dare to Care
The Louisville Orchestra will participate in Orchestras Feeding America, the first national food drive by America’s symphony orchestras. Louisville Orchestra’s musicians, staff members and volunteers will collect non-perishable food before and during the concerts on March 27 & 28. The concerts will be both in the lobby of the Kentucky Center. The food will be donated to the Dare to Care Food Bank.
To date, over 200 orchestras have come together to combat hunger in their communities through Orchestras Feeding America, and the number of participants is growing daily. The project will take place in March and April, and is organized by the League of American Orchestras, which represents the nation’s professional, volunteer, and youth orchestras, and Feeding America’s network of over 200 food banks and 63,000 agencies. The drive was inspired by the true story of the upcoming film The Soloist.
Rob Birman, Chief Operating Officer of the Louisville Orchestra said, “We all are feeling the effects of this economic crisis, but we cannot let that stop us from helping our neighbors in greater need. Our orchestra’s music uplifts people, but with this project we can do more to support the community that has supported us for so long.”
One in eight Americans is at risk of hunger. According to the USDA, there are 36 million people at risk of hunger in the U.S.; 12 million of them are children. In December 2008, Feeding America conducted a survey of 160 food banks nationwide – the results were troubling, with food banks reporting a 30 percent increase in demand for emergency food assistance, compared to one year ago.
The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr., directed by Joe Wright, will be released by Paramount Pictures to theaters nationwide on April 24th. A Dreamworks Pictures/Universal Pictures presentation in association with Studio Canal and Participant Media, the film is based on the true story of the relationship between Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, a gifted Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness landed him among the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. The relationship has expanded to include staff and musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Soloist, which also features the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is a testament to the redemptive power of music and a reminder of our connections to the most vulnerable among us.
Most Needed Items
Dry Soup
Rice
Powdered / Canned Milk
Macaroni & Cheese
Cereal
Peanut Butter
Beans
Canned Fruit and Vegetables
Tuna
Canned Meats
Stew
Soup
Pasta
Cereal
Fruit Juices / Sip-sized Juices
Items We Cannot Accept
Items in glass jars or bottles
Unlabeled or dented cans
Any open or resealed packaging
Perishable foods
Homemade foods
Expired products
Monetary Donations
Clothing, diapers or other non food items
If you have any questions regarding what we can or can’t accept please give us a call at 502.587.8681
