Goelzer donates at Tailgate Event!
Goelzer donates at Tailgate Event!
10/5/2011
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:Beverly Smith
October 1, 2011
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GOELZER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DONATES
35,000 MEALS TO GLEANERS FOOD BANK AT
SIXTH ANNUAL COLTS TAILGATE EVENT
Tailgate Celebration Held at NK Hurst Bean Field on
November 13th Prior to Colts vs. Jacksonville Game
Since 2006, Goelzer Investments has donated over 170,000 meals to Hoosiers in Need
With the increasing number of Hoosiers in need of food assistance, Goelzer Investment Management is proud to host their sixth annual Colts Tailgate celebration on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at NK Hurst Bean Field and will donate 35,000 meals to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. The Indianapolis investment company is graciously donating over three skids of NK Hurst beans to Gleaners Food Bank. The bean donation will generate 35,000 meals for needy people in Indianapolis and help kick off the holiday season. The annual event is being held from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at NK Hurst Bean Field parking lot, located directly across from the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
2011 is the sixth year the Indianapolis investment company has donated meals to Gleaners Food Bank to kick off the winter months. In total, Goelzer Investment Management has donated 170,000 meals to Hoosiers in need. This is an especially important time as the number of Hoosiers living in poverty has increased by over 50% since 2000.
To add to the food donation to Gleaners, Goelzer Investment Management invites Colts fans to stop by NK Hurst Bean field prior to the Colts game to drop off a canned food. Food drop boxes will be located at the entrance areas of the NK Hurst bean parking lot.
Why beans?? A bean dinner is high in complex carbohydrates, protein and dietary fiber, helping to satisfy hunger because it is absorbed slowly. Beans are also high in calcium, iron, folate, and potassium.
“Hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers are still staggering from this economy,” says Cindy Hubert, president and CEO of Gleaners. “In fact, our emergency food distribution is up 21% over the record-breaking levels of last year. In our 21-county service area in central and southeastern Indiana, we have 311,000 people who are struggling with food insecurity and hunger and one in three is a child.”
According to Hubert, “community partnerships are a vital part of Gleaners’ ability to provide food for the families who depend on our local emergency hunger relief network. We are so grateful for the continued support of Goelzer Investment Management. The annual tailgate event is a fun way for people to get involved and help our neighbors in need.”
With many families being challenged with difficult financial times, we recognize the staggering increase of hungry families in our community,” says Greg Goelzer, CEO of Goelzer Investment Management. “Since we launched the Tailgate event in 2006, we are proud to have fed over 170,000 meals to the homeless.”
Gleaners Food Bank works with charities in Indiana to help feed people in need. Over 161,000 Hoosiers are not hungry today because Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana provides food and critical groceries to hunger relief charities. Gleaners, a member of the Feeding America national food bank network, was established in 1980. Since then the food bank has distributed over 280 million pounds of food and critical grocery products to over 350 charitable hunger relief agencies serving Hoosiers in need in 21 central and southeastern Indiana counties. Of those who depend on food from Gleaners, half are children (43%) and seniors age 65 and over (7%). By pairing up with Goelzer Investment Management and NK Hurst Beans, Gleaners is reaching a remarkable number of people at one time. To learn more, log onto www.gleaners.org or www.goelzerinc.com
For over 42 years, Goelzer Investment Management has been actively involved with various charities while becoming one of the leading investment firms in Indiana. As an employee owned company, Goelzer Investment Management specializes in providing comprehensive investment solutions to individuals, families and institutional investors.