Moving Company Two Men and a Truck Lends Support for Food Programs at Rosie's Place
Funding Through CBS EcoMedia's WellnessAd Program to Provide More Than 2,600 Meals to Poor and Homeless Women and Children.
BOSTON, MASS., May 27, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Two Men and a Truck®, the fastest-growing franchised moving company in the country, has joined with CBS EcoMedia through its WellnessAd program to support women’s shelter Rosie’s Place’s food programs by providing more than 2,600 meals over a month-long period.
Rosie’s Place’s Dining Room program serves more than 100,000 nutritionally balanced meals a year to women and children in need. Poor and homeless women can come to Rosie’s Place 365 days a year for meals that include fresh fruits and vegetables and are low in sodium and fat.
To celebrate this partnership, Two Men and a Truck employee volunteers will serve lunch today to Rosie’s Place guests at their 889 Harrison Avenue location in Boston. Hosts for the event will include Brian and Nicole Stern, owners of Two Men and a Truck, Boston.
“Two Men and a Truck is excited for a long-lasting relationship with Rosie’s Place,” said Brian Stern. “It is important for us to give back to the communities that support us, and we pride ourselves on our involvement with local charities and nonprofits.”
“No mother should ever have to sacrifice nutritious food for her family,” said Paul Polizzotto, President and Founder, CBS EcoMedia. “We are privileged to collaborate with Two Men and a Truck to help alleviate hunger and ensure that women and children in need have access to healthy and balanced meals every day.”
“The Dining Room is the heart of Rosie’s Place – to our guests, it is not just a place to receive a nutritious meal, but a place to rest, to seek respite from the streets, or to make and visit friends,” said Sue Marsh, Executive Director, Rosie’s Place. “We are grateful to Two Men and a Truck and EcoMedia for providing much-needed support for this vital service.”
Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Today, Rosie’s Place not only provides meals and shelter but also provides direction for 12,000 women a year through wide-ranging support, housing and education services.
About Two Men and a Truck
TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® is the largest franchised moving company both in the United States and internationally. Currently there are 306 national locations and 2,100 trucks operating in the U.S.; in total, the company operates 330 locations and 2,300 trucks. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® has performed more than 5 million moves since its inception in 1985. The company has seen consistent monthly growth dating back to December 2009 and more than 45 consecutive months of record growth. Each location is independently owned and operated. For more information visit www.twomenandatruck.com. For franchising opportunities, visit www.twomenandatruckfranchising.com.
About Rosie’s Place
Rosie's Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States, with a mission to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.
Today, Rosie’s Place not only provides meals and shelter but also creates answers for 12,000 women a year through wide-ranging support, housing and education services. Rosie’s Place relies solely on the generous support of individuals, foundations and corporations and does not accept any city, state or federal funding. Thanks to these donations, 86 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to services for poor and homeless women. To learn more, go to www.rosiesplace.org.
About CBS EcoMedia Inc.
EcoMedia was founded in 2002 by social entrepreneur Paul Polizzotto. The company’s mission is to harness the power of the advertising dollar to make tangible, quality of life improvements in communities nationwide. In 2010, after successfully partnering on a wide range of environmental projects, EcoMedia was acquired by CBS Corporation, exponentially scaling its reach across television, radio, interactive, and publishing media.
Through EcoMedia’s patent-pending EducationAd, WellnessAd, EcoAd, and Viewers to Volunteers advertising programs, national brands and local businesses provide millions of dollars in financial support to some of the nation’s most effective nonprofit organizations, funding critical veterans, education, wellness, and environmental projects nationwide.
EcoMedia’s innovative and proprietary business model has fundamentally altered the advertising and nonprofit landscapes, elevating the ordinary, traditional commercial – and media, in general – into a catalyst for tangible, quantifiable social change.
EcoMedia has earned numerous awards and recognitions for its work, including the U.S. Conference of Mayors Award for Excellence in Public Private Partnerships (2009), Edison Awards for Social Innovation and Social Impact (2012, 2013), and the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s “General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Leadership Award,” which honors individual and organizational leaders who are doing extraordinary work to advance the common good and strengthen their communities. Please visit ecomediacbs.com, like us at Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.
By participating in EcoMedia’s EcoAd, WellnessAd, EducationAd, and Viewers to Volunteers advertising programs, EcoMedia’s advertisers agree to provide funding for projects we believe will have a beneficial effect upon the environment, health and/or education within local communities. EcoMedia’s advertising programs are not certification programs nor are the EcoAd, WellnessAd or EducationAd logos seals of approval. EcoMedia does not in any way certify, endorse or make any representations about EcoMedia program advertisers, their products or services.
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Press Contact:
Michele Chausse
Rosie’s Place
617.318.0210
mchausse@rosiesplace.org
