Now at Ford WCNC, Charlotte teaming
up with the Boy Scouts of America to
help fight hunger in our community.
It's their annual scouting for food events.
This Saturday, Area Scouts will be
given outdoor tags asking for donations.
Or they actually did last Saturday.
This upcoming Saturday,
it's all about collecting that food.
So joining me now to discuss more on
the cause because it's such a good
one is Whitney Marty from Subaru.
Thanks so much for being here.
Thank you for having scouting for food.
It is an integral part of what
WCNC does to make a difference.
The community really comes together
why this event for you guys
cause you could choose anything
and and we do try to do a lot of
different events through the year but
loaves and fishes friendship trays
for one is so very important to us.
They are our Subaru share the love partner
and have been since 2017 so they benefit
from purchases of vehicles every year
from mid November to the end of December.
And then this year we went to a seminar
that they hosted called navigating the
necessities and they talked about food.
And security in Mecklenburg County.
And that one in five people in
Mecklenburg can face food insecurity
and just not have enough to eat.
They also let us know that
donations were down of canned goods.
So we actually went out and bought
over 1400 pounds of green beans.
Wow.
Made it into a Christmas tree in our
showroom for the entire share the love
period to start conversations with people,
to let them know that
there are people out there.
But the green beans came from Tina Postel,
who's the executive director.
She came and talked with our
team and we talked about.
How friendship trays and
lows and fishes merging,
what that did and how that enabled
them to feed so many more people
and to make such a difference.
But again, the donations were down,
the need was up,
the share,
the love proceeds won't be for another
maybe 30 to 60 days and they need
anything they can do now and then.
Just following along with that
we just delivered the the £1400
and so of green beans and when
I was approached with WCNC's.
Scouting for food and knowing that
you all have invested 30 years
in this worthwhile endeavor,
we couldn't wait to be a part of it.
So we are thankful for you.
I mean it. We can see impact
happening right then and there from
when the the food is delivered.
These food banks get it
and they can help so many.
Yes, it definitely makes a difference.
I mean it makes such a huge difference so.
The need is great.
We talked about that.
But I think it's rare for people
to realize how corporate sponsors
like Subaru gets involved.
So if you what is the the donation
that you guys do when if you buy a car,
part of that
Subaru has a national Subaru share.
The love event.
It's in its 15th year by the
time everything's tallied up,
including this year. So from 2008
till till this last holiday season,
over $250 million will have been
donated nationwide and Subaru.
Along with the share of the love
event has the Subaru Love promise
with pillars that that we believe in.
They were well thought out and well designed.
And one of them is Subaru loves
to help and loves to care and so
feeling what you're doing, yeah,
absolutely fits within that.
But so we're we're past share the left now,
but Subaru designates or earmarks
like 2025 million or more at
the beginning of the year.
And they say this money is going to
be divided up between four national
charities and local hometown charities
that each retailer has the opportunity to.
Issues
and scouting for food is one of those.
We thank you so much for that
because it it makes such an
unbelievable difference in
the lives of so many people.
So thanks for that and
if you want to help, we would love for
you to join us to make a difference.
The event is taking place this Saturday,
February 4th to make an online donation.
Monetary donation.
You can text the word or the
phrase really scouting or scout for
food to 44321 to support Lowe's
and fishes friendship trays.
You can also visit our website.
Cnbc.com for more details on that.
We'll be right back.