Lose Nationally. Feed Locally. That’s why today we’re so excited to announce our involvment in the Feeding America Pound for Pound Challenge. Now in its second year, this proven fundraising program has partnered with NBC’s The Biggest Loser and General Mills, Subway, 24 Hour Fitness, Walgreens, to encourage Americans to “Lose Nationally, Feed Locally”. And we need your support to make our involvement a success!

Participating is easy and your impact can be huge. 

Click here for a P4P Challenge Overview Fact Sheet
Click here for a P4P Challenge Team Recruitment Fact Sheet

To get started, simply click here to sign up and pledge your weight loss goals. For every pound you pledge, the Pound for Pound Challenge sponsors will donate 14 cents to Feeding America – that’s enough to purchase one pound of food. In addition, you can quickly and easily gain encouragement for reaching your goal and pledges for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier through the programs Friends & Family Online Fundraising program.

At the end of the Challenge, Feeding America distributes funds to local food banks. The more sign ups and pledges a food bank has from its area, the more funds it receives. So please help us by signing up now and encouraging others to sign up and/or pledge!

It’s a great opportunity for our supporters to do something good for themselves and do something good for our community.