UCLA vs Illinois was a joke of a bowl game.
Matchup, yes
The fact that the bowl was completely designed around getting meals to underprivileged or poor families (for example, every Facebook like of its page resulted in a meal given/donated to a family; if they had an image they had posted shared enough on Facebook - 1,000 times - they would give/donate 200,000 meals to impoverished families)....that was kind of a refreshing thing to see in a system that's all about greed and money (as some say)
UT wouldnt have this year if they beat UK. Or UK at for that matter.
Wouldn't be the first time that's happened to a bowl. They are all gluttonous.
Most of them are all fronts with nice names and a cake way for a bowl organizer to make a six figure year's salary for organizing one game.
Finally, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl's mission of fighting hunger and donating meals to the hungry was achieved.
The Executive Director of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Gary Cavalli, alerted me to the fact that three meals were being donated to the needy for every ticket sold. With an attendance mark of 29,878, that meant nearly 90,000 meals were donated from this game alone.
A big thank you and congratulations are in order for Kraft Foods, Cavalli and his staff for organizing and putting on such a tremendous event. The real winners are the charities who receive these meal donations to feed the hungry.
It's time to huddle up again! After donaing nearly 21 million meals in 2010, Kraft Foods' Huddle to Fight Hunger is back with a new goal. Once again, Kraft Foods is working with Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief organization, to fight hunger but the 2011 goal is to help donate 25 million meals*. Ultimately, this donation will help the more than 50 million Americans who live in food insecure households.
JOIN THE FIGHT
You can get involved by joining Kraft Foods' Huddle to Fight Hunger on Facebook. For every "Like" on Kraft Fight Hunger | Facebook, Kraft Foods will donate one meal* to your local Feeding America food bank. While on the page, you can also play the "2 Minute Trivia Drill" game as often as you'd like to generate additional meal donations for local food banks.
To help spread the word, Kraft Foods has rallied a great team to champion the cause including American Youth Football (the nation's largest youth football organization), football legend Joe Montana and celebrity chefs Pat and GIna Neely.
THE BOWL TO FILL ALL BOWLS
KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL TO DONATE 1 MEAL*PER TICKET SOLD TO EACH OF OUR THREE*LOCAL HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS.
Last year the Bowl donated over 120,000 meals to the Bay Area's Hungry! A big thanks to our fans for their support! We hope to meet that goal again and hopefully surpass it this year!
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is committed to advancing Kraft Foods' Huddle to Fight Hunger cause right here in the Bay Area. We have partnered with local Feeding America affiliates to help tackle hunger in our own community.
Our Efforts:
Donation
In partnership with Macy's, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will donate ONE MEAL for every ticket purchased to each of our three local hunger*organizations: the San Francisco Food Bank, the St. Anthony Foundation and the Glide Foundation. AT&T Park holds over 40,000 people. We hope to fill it to the brim and donate over 120,000 meals again in 2011!
Team Visits
During Bowl Week, each team spends time giving back to the Bay Area. Last year, the Boston College Eagles visited St. Anthony's Dining Room and the University of Nevada Wolf Pack took a trip to Glide. Both teams worked to prep and serve meals for San Francisco's needy. By volunteering, the players not only help the Bay Area hunger crisis, but they also gain awareness and a new perspective. We hope the players are inspired to continue to give back to their own communities.
Thank you to Kraft Foods for donating food to both St. Anthony's and Glide that is served during the team visits!
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Bobby Vardaro cooking
Oscar Mayer hot dogs
Colin Kaepernick serves food at
Glide
Luke Kuechly preps carrots at
St. Anthony's
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To see more pictures from the event, visit us on facebook: facebook.com/kraftbowl.
Fan Donations
Last year our fans donated more than $6,500 to our hunger*relief*organizations by donating online either while purchasing tickets or when visiting our website! Thank you for making a difference in your community!!
Donations can be made year round to the San Francisco Food Bank, the Glide Foundation and the St. Anthony Foundation*and while purchasing tickets online.
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Online Auctions
Keep your eye out for our online auctions this November and December! We will be auctioning off some great Bowl experience packages that you can't buy anywhere else! Proceeds will benefit our three hunger relief organizations. Bid on a package and you'll have the opportunity to have a once in a lifetime experience, while helping your community!
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See who the KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL is helping locally
St. Anthony's Success Stories Glide's Work SF Food Bank Hunger Study
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Thanks to our partner Macy's for supporting our local initiatives!