Feed The Fridge Launches Second Location In Prince George's County

Bowie MD

19 May, 2022

10:10 AM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Feed the Fridge, a movement that utilizes an innovative approach to battling food insecurity while helping the local economy in the Washington, D.C., region, has launched a second fridge in Prince George's County. Feed the Fridge places refrigerators at recreation centers, schools and other locations throughout D.C., Prince George's County and Montgomery County, then pays local restaurants to stock them daily with delicious and nutritious meals. Anyone can come up and grab a meal, no questions asked. This new Feed the Fridge location at the Glassmanor Community Center, 1101 Marcy Avenue in Oxon Hill, is the result of a collaboration with Adventist HealthCare and the M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation in Prince George's County. The fridge will be stocked daily with meals prepared by local restaurant owners. "I'm very grateful to Adventist HealthCare and the M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation in Prince George's County for their support and assistance," said Mark Bucher, co-owner of Medium Rare Restaurant Group and founder of Feed the Fridge/We Care, Inc. "Thanks to the generous funding provided by Adventist HealthCare, and the willingness of the department of parks and recreation in Prince George's County to make the Glassmanor Community Center available as a location for this fridge, we will be turning food insecurity into meal security for hungry Oxon Hill kids, families and seniors." "We are strong advocates for investing in the underserved areas anchored to Fort Washington," added Eunmee Shim, president of Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. "One in seven people in Prince George's County is food insecure. We aim to not only advance the medical care and services that are available in southern Prince George's County but to improve the area's overall health. That includes the nutritional health and well-being of our neighbors. Our community supported our nurses and healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, and this is one way we can give back to them."