On June 8, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers and The GIANT Company announced a joint initiative titled “Feeding the Frontlines,” which will provide meals to hospital workers through local restaurants. Together they will donate 2,500 meals to health care workers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a grantee of the Sixers Youth Foundation, as well as partner hospital Cooper University Health Care in Camden, Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, and other local health care providers. The companies will be donating through Off Their Plate, a grassroots organization that delivers nutritious meals to frontline health care professionals, while providing economic relief to local restaurants and their workers, with a focus on female and minority-owned restaurants.
“We are grateful to The GIANT Company for joining us in our mission to support both our health care heroes who tirelessly serve the community day and night, as well as the local restaurants which continue to prepare and provide meals in the most challenging of times,” said Philadelphia 76ers Chief Marketing Officer Katie O’Reilly. “We hope our efforts will continue to fuel the heroism in our city and inspire others to support those who need it most.”
“Our team at Cooper has been working tirelessly preparing, responding, and caring for COVID-19 patients, and we thank the 76ers and The GIANT Company for their generosity of providing meals for our team members,” said Kevin O’Dowd, Co-CEO of Cooper.
Off Their Plate’s Philadelphia chapter works primarily with female and minority-owned restaurants, some of which are in the city’s hardest hit areas. The restaurants they are partnering with in Philadelphia include Baology, Cafe Ynez, Sate Kampar, El Merkury, Walnut Street Café, Hardena, Cadence, Los Cuatro Soles, Rex 1516, and Mexico Lindo Y Que Rico. Each donation will directly support restaurants by providing economic relief for workers and the food cost for each donated meal.
“As the pandemic continues to impact small businesses, especially restaurants, The GIANT Company remains committed to doing its part to support our local communities and economies,” said Matt Simon, Vice President, Marketing and Growth Initiatives, THE GIANT Company. “We know that for these businesses and their employees, every meal served makes a difference. By partnering with the 76ers, we are proud to support local restaurants in their time of need and provide delicious meals to our health care heroes as a small token of our appreciation for their ongoing commitment to the health of our community.”