Extreme Food Drive To Benefit Second Helpings, Gleaners

While Ty Pennington and his design team will be working with The Estridge Companies and about 3,600 volunteers to build a house next week, community members can get involved by donating non-perishable foods through the Extreme Food Drive.

Spectators of the Extreme Build are asked to bring canned goods and non-perishables to the building site. Residents also may donate food at any Estridge model home throughout the Indianapolis area beginning today.

In the spirit of building and working together, the Extreme Food Drive challenges schools, businesses, churches and other civic groups to create a structure with the donated food items. Stack cereal boxes on top of jars of applesauce to build walls or take 300 cans of green beans and build a model of the Great Pyramids.  FedEx will pick up all donations at the end of the Extreme Food Drive on April 12. Organizations need to sign up at www.extremefooddrive.com.

“During the TV show, most people see a new house that Extreme Makeover builds for a family, but what they don’t see if the positive impact Extreme Makeover has on a community,” said Paul Estridge Jr., president and chief servant of The Estridge Companies, which is building the Extreme Home in Indianapolis.  “This is just one of the community projects we’ll be announcing in the days to come that is going to impact the lives of many people.”

Food donated during the Extreme Food Drive will benefit two local charities, Gleaners Food Bank and Second Helpings, which serves nearly 3,000 meals a day, six days a week to more than 50 social service agencies around Marion County.

MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Monetary donations are needed to help provide a new beginning for the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family in Indianapolis. Donate online at www.estridge.com or at any M&I bank location.