With some 44 million people in the United States currently experiencing food insecurity, DHL Express, Kalitta Air, and Kalitta Motorsports united their efforts in the \u201cRace to End Hunger.\u201d The initiative provides critical hunger relief for families in need, both during the upcoming holiday season and beyond. After successfully completing six NHRA racing events, the \u201cRace to End Hunger\u201d not only met but exceeded its monetary goal, equivalent to providing one million meals to people facing hunger.<\/p>\n
For the past four years, DHL and its dedicated U.S. employees have been actively collaborating with local food pantries and the Feeding America\u00ae\u00a0network of local food banks, as part of their annual volunteering and charitable-giving campaign. This ongoing program supports families in need while aligning with DHL\u2019s mission to \u201cConnect People, Improve Lives.\u201d Last NHRA racing season, DHL supercharged its efforts by partnering with Kalitta Motorsports.<\/p>\n
During the most-recent six NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series events, DHL, Kalitta Air, and Kalitta Motorsports made a substantial impact. For every \u201cwin light\u201d achieved by Kalitta Motorsports drivers Doug Kalitta, J.R. Todd, and Shawn Langdon, which signified winning a round of racing, Kalitta Motorsports donated $1,000, matched by both DHL and Kalitta Air. As a result, each round win generated $3,000. The remarkable performance of Kalitta Motorsports drivers propelled the program to surpass its goal, amassing a total of $75,000.<\/p>\n
Beyond the on-track contributions, DHL encouraged both employees and fans to make their own donations, and the response was remarkable. Inspired by their employees\u2019 generosity, DHL matched their donations, resulting in an additional commitment of $25,000 in the \u201cRace to End Hunger.\u201d This supplemental donation brought the program\u2019s grand total to $100,000. The donations will help provide the equivalent of one million meals to the Feeding America network of partner food banks, including the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, located near the In \u2018N Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, Calif.,\u00a0<\/strong>where this weekend\u2019s In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals take place.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been rewarding to work with our long-time partners Kalitta Air and Kalitta Motorsports, especially in such a cause as noble as hunger relief,\u201d said Nemer Abohasen, VP and General Manager at DHL Express and Head of U.S. Social Responsibility. \u201cWith this combined million meals, this gets us closer to our 2024 goal of 10 million meals since we started our drive back in 2020. Kalitta Motorsports and Kalitta Air have become strong advocates and partners in our mission, and the impact in the communities we live in continues to be significant.\u201d<\/p>\n DHL and its partners in the \u201cRace to End Hunger\u201d continue to work with Feeding America, the nation\u2019s largest hunger-relief organization that supports tens of millions through a nationwide network of food banks, statewide food bank associations, food pantries and meal programs.<\/p>\n Feeding America invests in innovative solutions to increase equitable access to nutritious food, advocates for legislation that improves food security and works to address factors that impact food security, such as health, cost of living and employment.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are grateful for DHL\u2019s commitment to our work and delighted that this partnership will help us reach even more of our neighbors facing food insecurity,\u201d Chief Development Officer of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Roger Castle said. \u201cTheir \u2018Race to End Hunger\u2019 program with Kalitta and the NHRA is an excellent example of corporate social responsibility for us locally and our partners nationally.\u201d<\/p>\n Hunger affects people of all ages;\u00a0everyone needs nutritious food to thrive, and in every community in America, people are working hard to provide for themselves and their families. Yet in 2022, 44 million people \u2013 one in seven people \u2013 experienced food insecurity in the United States.\u00a0Food insecurity exists in every county, parish and borough in the United States. It impacts\u00a0people of all ages, races, ethnicities, abilities and beliefs.<\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of everyone at Kalitta Motorsports, we were honored to participate in the \u201cRace to End Hunger,\u201d again this year,\u201d Team Kalitta Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta said. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to believe that food insecurity is such a big problem in our country, but it\u2019s great that companies like DHL and Kalitta Air are supporting organizations like Feeding America and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in their fight against hunger so that, hopefully one day soon, we can end hunger in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKalitta Air was proud to be a part of this great program, but seeing the end result with a million meals being provided is truly special,\u201d Kalitta Air Deputy Chief Operating Officer Heath Nicholl said. \u201cWe appreciate DHL\u2019s leadership in this effort and thank them for helping fight hunger in our country. Unfortunately, much more work remains, but a million meals can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information about Feeding America, please visit\u00a0www.feedingamerica.org<\/a>\u00a0and for more information about the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, please visit\u00a0www.lafoodbank.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post DHL, Kalitta Air, Kalitta Motorsports Join Forces, Provide One Million Meals in \u2018Race to End Hunger\u2019<\/a> first appeared on Drag Illustrated | Drag Racing News, Opinion, Interviews, Photos, Videos and More<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With some 44 million people in the United States currently experiencing food insecurity, DHL Express, Kalitta Air, and Kalitta Motorsports united their efforts in the \u201cRace to End Hunger.\u201d The initiative provides critical hunger relief for families in need, both during the upcoming holiday season and beyond. 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