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FreshDirect Helps New Yorkers Give Back This Mother's Day
FreshDirect Helps New Yorkers Give Back This Mother's Day
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- FreshDirect, one of the
nation's leading online gourmet food purveyors and delivery services, is proud
to join the generous efforts of Citymeals-on-Wheels in providing a healthy and
happy Mother's Day to the homebound elderly ofNew York City. Effective
immediately, FreshDirect will aid Citymeals-on-Wheels over the Mother's Day
holiday by accepting $6 donations from its online customers.
Customers of FreshDirect can log on and place their usual order, with an
option to donate $6 to the Citymeals-on-Wheels cause. As a leading provider of
fresh foods and groceries to the residents ofNew York City and the
surrounding areas, FreshDirect is committed to ensuring that fresh, nutritious
food is equally available to everyone. The donation through FreshDirect's
website is available through May 25th, 2008, and customers can place up to
four $6 donations per order. One hundred percent of every donation is
guaranteed to go directly towards the preparation and delivery of meals to
some of the neediest members of the community.
"We have a local responsibility to the members of our community and we are
honored to be involved with the admirable work of Citymeals-on-Wheels," said
Steve Michaelson, President of FreshDirect. "For the second year in a row, our
collaboration with Citymeals-on-Wheels will ensure that quality food is
accessible to those in need this Mother's Day."
A donation of $36 will provide six comforting weekend meals forNew York's
elderly, fulfilling recipients' basic needs and reminding them that their
community cares. For more information regarding FreshDirect and their
commitment to Citymeals-on-Wheels, log on to www.freshdirect.com.
About FreshDirect
Founded in 1999, FreshDirect is one of the nation's leading online meals
and fresh food manufacturing and delivery services. FreshDirect is setting a
new standard for fresh food production and distribution by offering
unparalleled quality, product customization, and value pricing from its
state-of-the-art kitchen and facility inLong Island City. The company is
expanding rapidly and currently serves most ofManhattan and locations in
Queens,Brooklyn,Staten Island and theBronx, as well as parts ofNew Jersey,
Westchester, andNassau County. The company's vision is to change consumers'
lives by providing the ultimate shopping experience for impossibly fresh food
and meal solutions. The company currently has over 250,000 customers and has
fulfilled over six million orders since opening for business in September
2002. Additional information can be found at www.freshdirect.com.
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