Memory of Natalie inspires push to address food bank concern
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MAINTENANCE CASWELL — MAINTENANCE CATWALK. TONI: A NEW EFFORT TO ADDRESS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR THOSE RELYING ON FOOD BANKS DURING THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING THE FAMILY OF A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO DIED OF A LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGY. TEO: MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE IN SACRAMENTO WITH WHY HER MOTHER SAYS TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT. MIKE: WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS THAT THE NEED AT AREA FOOD BANKS HAS GROWN DURING THIS PANDEMIC, AND ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING, THERE WILL BE ONE OF THOSE DRIVE FOOD PICKUPS INVOLVING ROUGHLY 1000 CARS LINING UP HERE AT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL. HOWEVER, TAKE A LOOK. WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT AMID ALL THE LONG LINES, WE HAVE SEEN NOT JUST HERE BUT NATIONALLY, IS ACCORDING TO ONE SURVEY, ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE CHILDREN WHO HAS A FOOD ALLERGY SUFFERS AND EXPERIENCES FOOD INSECURITY. THAT MEANS THAT FOR THOSE WITH FOOD ALLERGIES OR CELIAC DISEASE, FINDING SAFE FOOD AT FOOD BANKS IS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING DURING THIS PANDEMIC. WHICH BRINGS US TO 13-YEAR-OLD NATALIE. SEVEN YEARS AGO SHE DIED AFTER UNKNOWINGLY BITING INTO A DESERT THAT HAD PEANUT BUTTER. TODAY, HER FOUNDATION, THE NATALIE GIORGI SUNSHINE FOUNDATION, ANNOUNCING A GRANT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE FIRST NATIONWIDE FOOD SHELTER DELIVERY SYSTEM AIMED AT SUPPLYING FOOD TO THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE, AND WITH FOOD ALLERGIES. >> AT 13, SHE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHO REALLY KNEW — IT WAS OUR RESPONSE ABILITY — RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. MIKE: HAPPENING AT 10:00 A.M. ON INSTAGRAM, HER MOTHER MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOD QUALITY INITIATIVE. THEY WILL BE AWARDING GRANT, THE VISION OF WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE CREATION OF A NATIONWIDE FOOD DELIVERY SYSTEM AIMED AT SENDING AND SUPPLYING SAFE FOOD TO THOSE WITH PRESCRIBED FOOD ALLERGIES WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY. THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. ON A BIG SCALE, BUT MORE IMMEDIATELY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU ARE FOOD INSECURE, A REMINDER THAT SEPARATE FROM THIS EFFORT, THERE WILL BE THAT FOOD PICKUP DELIVERY HERE AT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL. IT BEGINS AT 9:00 A.
Memory of Natalie inspires push to address food bank concern
Seven years ago, 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died of an allergic reaction after biting into a treat she didn’t know had peanut butter. Today, her memory is inspiring a new effort to address a unique issue during this pandemic.As the need at food banks grows during the pandemic, the challenge of finding safe foods for food insecure children who have food allergies or celiac disease becomes more difficult, according to the Food Equality Initiative.”Recent studies show 21 percent of children with food allergies experience food insecurity,” said Emily Brow, founder and CEO of Food Equality Initiative. That concern is inspiring a new partnership between the Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation and the Food Equality Initiative.Natalie’s mother, Joanne Giorgi, scheduled an Instagram Live announcement Thursday to award a new grant to the Food Equality Initiative that could lead to the first nationwide food shelter delivery system aimed at those with prescribed food allergies and who experience food insecurity.”At 13, she really was a young lady who really knew that it was our responsibility while we’re on this earth to try to make a difference,” Joanne Giorgi said. “She was profoundly aware that others were not as blessed and as fortunate as she was. She would want us to support others whose mission is to make life a little bit easier.”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Seven years ago, 13-year-old Natalie Giorgi died of an allergic reaction after biting into a treat she didn’t know had peanut butter. Today, her memory is inspiring a new effort to address a unique issue during this pandemic.
As the need at food banks grows during the pandemic, the challenge of finding safe foods for food insecure children who have food allergies or celiac disease becomes more difficult, according to the Food Equality Initiative.
“Recent studies show 21 percent of children with food allergies experience food insecurity,” said Emily Brow, founder and CEO of Food Equality Initiative.
That concern is inspiring a new partnership between the Natalie Giorgi Sunshine Foundation and the Food Equality Initiative.
Natalie’s mother, Joanne Giorgi, scheduled an Instagram Live announcement Thursday to award a new grant to the Food Equality Initiative that could lead to the first nationwide food shelter delivery system aimed at those with prescribed food allergies and who experience food insecurity.
“At 13, she really was a young lady who really knew that it was our responsibility while we’re on this earth to try to make a difference,” Joanne Giorgi said. “She was profoundly aware that others were not as blessed and as fortunate as she was. She would want us to support others whose mission is to make life a little bit easier.”
