{"id":8946,"date":"2020-06-19T06:23:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T06:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=8946"},"modified":"2020-06-19T06:23:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T06:23:26","slug":"hartford-marathon-foundation-donating-12000-lbs-of-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=8946","title":{"rendered":"Hartford Marathon Foundation Donating 12,000 lbs. of Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hartford Marathon Foundation Aims to Donate 12,000 lbs of Food in 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Race organization facilitates food, clothing and supply donations across CT<\/em><\/p>\n

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February 25, 2016, Glastonbury, CT<\/strong>\u00a0\u0089\u00db\u00d2
\nThe nonprofit Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is asking runners to
\nhelp collect 12,000 pounds of non-perishable foods at HMF race events
\nthis year. Introduced in 2015, the \u0089\u00db\u00cfHMF Can\u0089\u00db\u009d initiative encourages
\nrunners to bring donations on race day to be provided to food banks
\nwithin the communities that race events are held.<\/p>\n

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More than 10,000 pounds of food was donated in 2015 through HMF Can donations. Last year, 900 pounds was gathered at the\u00a0Harvard Pilgrim Middletown Half Marathon\u00a0to
\nbenefit the Amazing Grace Food Pantry, reportedly their biggest ever
\none-time donation.\u00a0\u00a0HMF is hoping to beat that record at the April 3,
\n2016, Middletown event.<\/p>\n

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The
\n2016 HMF Can drive will be kicked off on Friday, February 26 from
\n3:00-6:00 pm, and Saturday, February 27 from 9:00 am-noon during the HMF
\nApparel Warehouse Sale at 41 Sequin Drive in Glastonbury.\u00a0\u00a0Everyone
\nthat brings 3+ pounds of non-perishable food to donate will receive a
\nfree HMF race shirt (while supplies last).<\/p>\n

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\u0089\u00db\u00cfRunners
\nappreciate when communities open up their roads for races and HMF Can
\nprovides a simple way to give back, just by adding a few cans and boxes
\nof food to their race day rituals,\u0089\u00db\u009d said Beth Shluger, Executive
\nDirector and CEO of Hartford Marathon Foundation.\u00a0\u00a0\u0089\u00db\u00cfWe\u0089\u00db\u00aare
\ncommitted to producing races that show off the best of these
\ncommunities; it\u0089\u00db\u00aas important to us that the only thing we\u0089\u00db\u00aall leave behind
\nafter an event is a positive impact.\u0089\u00db\u009d<\/p>\n

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In
\naddition to hosting HMF Can drives, HMF also donates food leftover from
\nrace events to local groups.\u00a0\u00a0The Eversource Hartford Marathon, HMF\u0089\u00db\u00aas
\nlargest event with approximately 14,000 participants in 2015,\u00a0produced a
\ntotal donation of 4,129 pounds, from apples and bagels to loaves of
\nbread and bananas.\u00a0\u00a0Recipients included Open Hearth, South Park Inn and
\nFood Share.<\/p>\n

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The
\nFoundation is committed to sustainability efforts and proactively seeks
\nopportunities to donate, reuse or repurpose as part of post-event
\noperations.\u00a0\u00a0Approximately 460 pounds in compost materials and 6,360
\npounds of recycling were produced at the Eversource Hartford
\nMarathon.\u00a0\u00a0Clothing donations from the event totaled 1,700
\npounds.\u00a0\u00a0Donate Life CT supported the effort, with volunteers stuffing
\n35 bags of discarded sweatshirts, hats, gloves and other layers shed by
\nrace participants along the race course.\u00a0\u00a0Donations went to local
\nshelters and charities.\u00a0\u00a0Another 440 pounds of clothing was donated from
\nthe HMF Warehouse to Goodwill to be distributed to 14 store locations
\nacross Connecticut.<\/p>\n

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For more information on the HMF Can initiative or to register for 2016 events, please visit\u00a0www.hartfordmarathon.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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About the Hartford Marathon Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nHartford Marathon Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded
\nin 1994 to create and manage fitness events that inspire people to be
\nhealthy and fit. Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, the Hartford
\nMarathon Foundation organizes approximately 42 annual athletic races,
\nincluding the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, and
\ntraining programs for young runners. For more information, visit\u00a0www.HartfordMarathon.com\u00a0and follow on Facebook at\u00a0HMF Events, Twitter at\u00a0@runHMF\u00a0and Instagram at\u00a0HMF_Events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hartford Marathon Foundation Aims to Donate 12,000 lbs of Food in 2016 Race organization facilitates food, clothing and supply donations across CT \u00a0 February 25, 2016, Glastonbury, CT\u00a0\u0089\u00db\u00d2 The nonprofit Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) is asking runners to help collect 12,000 pounds of non-perishable foods at HMF race events this year. Introduced in 2015, the … <\/p>\n

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