MEDIA ADVISORY - Second Harvest Truck Pull Competition and Festival in Nathan Phillips Square Tuesday, September 12

TORONTO, Sept. 11, 2023 /CNW/ - On Tuesday September 12, Canada's largest food rescue organization will take over Nathan Phillips Square for its annual charitable Truck Pull event. Starting at 10:30 a.m., this event will include many activations for the public centred around food waste awareness and food rescue, including a best before date taste test challenge, a fresh produce market, temporary hand-drawn tattoos, games and much more. Throughout the day, teams of ten people will be going head-to-head and competing to pull 15,000 lb. Second Harvest transport trucks across Nathan Phillips Square in the fastest time in a show of teamwork, determination and philanthropy.

What:  Large fundraising event in Nathan Phillips Square with public activations, 200+ participants from corporate teams.

When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Where: Nathan Phillips Square
              100 Queen Street West
              Toronto, ON
              M5H2N6

Who:     Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest will be in attendance and available for comment or interviews with media. Toronto City Councillors are expected to attend. 

Why:     This event expects to raise enough money to support the rescue and redistribution of 150,000 healthy meals. Second Harvest's trucks are on the road every single day in the Greater Toronto area delivering surplus edible food to non-profits, food banks, community meal programs, schools and more. Last year, Second Harvest rescued 53.3 million pounds of food across Canada, including 12.8 million pounds in Toronto.

About Second Harvest 

Second Harvest is Canada's largest food rescue organization and is a global thought leader on perishable food redistribution. We operate at the intersection of hunger relief and environmental protection, tackling food loss and waste through food redistribution, research, awareness, and education, continually innovating and collaborating to ensure a more sustainable planet.

We work with thousands of food businesses from across the supply chain utilizing logistics and technology to reduce the amount of edible food going to waste, thereby diverting unnecessary greenhouse gases from entering the environment. Our inclusive model ensures this healthy surplus food is redirected to thousands of charities and non-profits across the country, providing millions of Canadians experiencing food insecurity access to the nourishment they need. Learn more at www.secondharvest.ca

SOURCE Second Harvest

Media Contact: Adam Vrankulj, Director of Communications, Second Harvest, 416-200-6298 (cell phone), [email protected] (email)