FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Courtesy of Lasell Athletics Communications

BOSTON, Mass. – In the midst of a successful and busy season, the Lasell College men's basketball team made time to volunteer at The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) on Tuesday afternoon, sorting 9,330 pounds of food to make 4,368 meals possible for those in need.

The GBFB is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and is among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, they distributed over 54 million pounds of food, enough to provide healthy meals to as many as 545,000 people. 

Joining the Lasell men's basketball team is over 25,000 volunteers who annually help sort and distribute donated food products. GBFB acquires food through food industry product donations, financial contributions, and food drives. Once the food is acquired, it is stored, organized, and distributed through local food pantries, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, community meal programs, senior centers, and day-care centers embedded in communities throughout the nine counties of eastern Massachusetts.

Last year, the GBFB reached an extraordinary milestone, distributing 600 million pounds for the year, and continue to operate out of a state-of-the-art, 117,000 square foot food distribution facility, the Yawkey Distribution Center, located in the Newmarket section of Boston.

For more information on the Greater Boston Food Bank and how you can help, please visit their website at www.gbfb.org.