The Harry Chapin Food Bank has been selected as a local beneficiary of the global CenturyLink Campaign to Fight Hunger, a virtual food drive which runs now through June 15.
To participate, online donations must be made through www.centurylink.com/fooddrive to be eligible for additional donations plus matching dollars from CenturyLink .
CenturyLink has partnered with more than 140 food banks supporting communities where the company operates around the globe, including the Harry Chapin Food Bank. Through the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, the global IT and communications services provider will match total donations to the campaign, up to $1 million.
Those wishing to donate will be able to specify Harry Chapin Food Bank as the recipient of their donation. The campaign website will close at 10 p.m. Central Time on June 15, the final day of the campaign. Matching dollars will be allocated based on the amount of donations directed to each organization.
“CenturyLink understands that, due to our ability to turn every donated dollar into $8 worth of food, we can have much more impact with donated dollars than our supporters could have by shopping for us in a local market,” said Richard LeBer, food bank president and CEO. “We’re very excited about the CenturyLink effort and our potential to earn matching dollars.”
“CenturyLink has a long history of giving back to communities through a variety of ongoing programs and initiatives, including annual food drives,” said Sondra Smith, CenturyLink director of corporate social responsibility. “We are proud to support Harry Chapin Food Bank through the CenturyLink Campaign to Fight Hunger so they can help even more individuals and families in need.”
Over the past nine years, CenturyLink food drives, along with the matching dollars from the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation, have contributed the equivalent of more than 56 million pounds of food to local food banks throughout the company’s U.S. service areas.
About CenturyLink
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is the second largest U.S. communications provider to global enterprise customers. With customers in more than 60 countries and an intense focus on the customer experience, CenturyLink strives to be the world’s best networking company by solving customers’ increased demand for reliable and secure connections. The company also serves as its customers’ trusted partner, helping them manage increased network and IT complexity and providing managed network and cyber security solutions that help protect their business.