Wheaton World Wide Moving is helping to wipe out hunger in Indiana

March 24, 2011 - PRLog -- Indianapolis — While Central Indiana is a vibrant place to live and work, there are still more than 200,000 Hoosiers who live in poverty and who go hungry every day. Wheaton World Wide Moving – the country’s sixth largest household goods relocation provider – is trying to get their lives moving in the right direction. In partnership with Move For Hunger, a not-for-profit organization that collects unwanted non-perishables from moving customers, Wheaton employees collected more than 1,050 pounds of canned goods, boxed food and bottled water during the course of a two-week food drive. Wheaton donated the collected food to Gleaners for distribution throughout Central Indiana.  

“We are so grateful for Wheaton World Wide Moving and Move For Hunger’s partnership,” said Cindy Hubert, President and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank. “The generous donation from Wheaton employees is a welcomed and much needed addition to the thousands of pounds that will come Gleaners way thanks to their participation in this innovative program.”

Move For Hunger was conceived by a Wheaton interstate agent in 2009 with Wheaton as a founding partner. The organization works with Wheaton agents in Central Indiana and around the country to collect non-perishable food items that won’t be moved to customers’ new homes. The food is then donated to local food banks.

“Through Move for Hunger, we’re turning our everyday operating reality into opportunities to help the communities we serve,” said Dave Witzerman, president of Wheaton World Wide Moving and a Move For Hunger board member. “While there’s still tremendous work left to be done, we’re happy to provide Gleaners and the hungry of Central Indiana with even a little bit of relief.”

About Wheaton World Wide Moving
Founded in 1945, Wheaton World Wide Moving is one of the world’s most highly regarded providers of transportation services. With annual revenue in excess of $160 million, Wheaton is the sixth largest household goods carrier in the U.S.. Wheaton offers domestic and international household goods relocation services as well as special commodities and logistic services. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Wheaton is partner to approximately 250 agents nationwide and holds the Good Housekeeping seal for interstate moving services. To learn more, visit www.wheatonworldwide.com.
About Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Over 160,000 Hoosiers are not hungry today because Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana provides food and critical groceries to hunger relief charities. Gleaners, a member of Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest), was established in 1980. Since then the food bank has distributed more than a quarter billion pounds of food and critical grocery products to more than 350 hunger relief programs serving Hoosiers in need in 21 central and southern Indiana counties. To learn more, log onto www.gleaners.org.

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Founded in 1945, Wheaton World Wide Moving is one of the world’s most highly regarded providers of transportation services. With annual revenue in excess of $160 million, Wheaton is the sixth largest household goods carrier in the U.S.. Wheaton offers domestic and international household goods relocation services as well as special commodities and logistic services. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Wheaton is partner to approximately 250 agents nationwide and holds the Good Housekeeping seal for interstate moving services. To learn more, visit www.wheatonworldwide.com.