Subaru Donates 513,693 Meals to Feeding America

In what it called a celebration of reaching a record 513,693 vehicle sales in 2014, as well as breaking one half million sales for the first time, Subaru of America, aka SOA, will help provide 513,693 meals nationwide through Feeding America and its network of 200 food banks.

Feeding America is the nationwide network of 200 food banks that leads the fight against hunger in the United States. It provides food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in communities. Feeding America also supports programs that improve food security; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
Food Bank of South Jersey, the food bank that directly serves the Subaru corporate headquarters community, will receive the equivalent of 50,000 meals. Subaru will donate the equivalent of 10,000 meals to food banks serving the following areas where Subaru of America maintains offices:

• SOA Eastern Region and Philadelphia Zone, Cherry Hill, NJ
• SOA Eastern Region/DC Zone, Columbia, MD
• SOA Eastern Region/Atlanta Zone, Lithia Springs, GA
• SOA Eastern Region/Orlando Zone, Orlando, FL
• SOA Central Region and Chicago Zone, Itasca, IL
• SOA Central Region/Dallas Zone, Frisco, TX
• SOA Central Region/Minneapolis Zone, Bloomington, MN
• SOA Central Region/Columbus Zone, Dublin, OH
• SOA Western Region and Denver Zone, Aurora, CO
• SOA Western Region/Portland Zone, Portland, OR
• SOA Western Region/San Francisco Zone, Pleasanton, CA
• SOA Western Region/LA Zone, Costa Mesa, CA

The balance of the company’s donation will be directed to Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, for its national feeding programs.

About Ken Zino

Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
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