Dear Lucas,
Summer is the hungriest time of the year.
You see, as schools across the nation close for the summer, school meals also come to an end. For millions of kids, that means spending their vacations worried about how to get enough to eat.
But you can help save summer for these hungry kids by making a gift to our summer campaign.
And this summer, the Arby's Foundation will match your gift, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000, so you can double the impact of your donation. I hope that you will consider helping us take full advantage of this match opportunity by making a leadership gift of $1,000 or more and joining the No Kid Hungry Circle of Strength.
Feeding kids summer meals is one of the most critical and rewarding parts of our work, and we're making great progress. For example, in Arkansas, where over one-quarter of the children in the state struggle with hunger, we supported efforts to serve 4 million meals for kids last summer, an increase of 1.6 million over the year before. That's more than any other state in the country! We can make this same kind of difference all over the country — but we can't do it alone. We need your help.
Today we launch our summer meals campaign, to raise the funds to feed boys and girls in New York and across the country this summer. And right now, thanks to the Arby's Foundation, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000.
But we're far from a time when every child in this country gets the food they need to have a carefree summer. So, please make a gift today and double the impact of your support. With the help of the Arby's Foundation and their match, we can save summer for hungry kids.
Together, we can end childhood hunger in America.
With my thanks,
Billy Shore
Founder and CEO