Dole encouraging people to 'Get Fit for No Kid Hungry'

As the presenting sponsor of "Get Fit for No Kid Hungry," Dole Food Company is helping motivate people to get 2023 off to a healthier, more active start.

The influencer-based health and wellness fundraising initiative is designed to rally the nation’s top fitness, wellness and nutrition experts to host health-related livestream classes and web-based instruction throughout January, according to a news release. In addition to sponsoring the program, Dole is encouraging its own partner bloggers and influencers to inspire their followers to get fit and give back in the New Year by donating to No Kid Hungry.

Dole also has renewed its partnership in 2023 with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign working to end childhood hunger in America.

The company’s alliance with the national nonprofit began in summer 2020 when schools closed due to COVID-19 and millions more U.S. children were left facing hunger, according to the release. The collaboration features nutrition education, fundraising campaigns and at-retail initiatives to help provide access to three healthy meals a day for the 9 million kids in the U.S. living with hunger.

“We are honored to work alongside No Kid Hungry in the quest to ensure that every child in the U.S. gets the healthy food they need to thrive,” William Goldfield, Dole Food Company’s director of corporate communications, said in the release. “Addressing hunger and food insecurity for children is at the core of the Dole global mission of providing the tools for a healthy, happy, balanced life for all. The sponsorship of Get Fit in particular allows us to set a healthy, active tone for 2023 while helping to support the most vulnerable throughout the year.”

“We are so grateful to be partnering with Dole for the second year in a row on Get Fit for No Kid Hungry," Diana Hovey, senior vice president of corporate partnerships at Share Our Strength, said in the release. "Their dedication to promoting health and well-being for all families makes them the perfect partner for helping to raise the critical funds and awareness needed to end childhood hunger."

Dole recruited several of the key "Get Fit for No Kid Hungry" influencers participating in this year’s program including Charm City PT, Yoga Athletica and Dr. Rachel, according to the release. The company is encouraging its millions of social media followers, employees, customers, Dole Nutrition News e-newsletter subscribers, growers, retailers and other industry partners to contribute to the effort.
 
For more information about Dole’s partnership with No Kid Hungry, visit the nonprofit’s Dole partner and Get Fit for No Kid Healthy pages.