LAS VEGAS, Nevada, October 30, 2008 – With Thanksgiving approaching, Freed's Bakery invites you to give back to our community by joining us in our non-perishable canned food drive. For the month of November, both of our locations will be collecting non-perishable canned food and dry goods to benefit Three Square, a local food bank.
As a thanks to our customers for participating, we are offering Sweet Rewards on cookies all month long and a chance to win 20 different Freed's Bakery prizes, including a $200 gift certificate! To participate:
Bring in at least three cans of non-perishable food or dry good items and get cookies for $8.95 a pound. That's a savings of $5.00 a pound! Buy as many pounds of cookies as you like at this great price when you bring in at least 3 cans.
For every can of food you bring in, receive a raffle ticket to enter our drawing for 20 different delicious Freed's Bakery prizes. There is no minimum or maximum number of cans to enter the raffle.
Raffle prizes include:
$200 Freed’s Bakery gift certificate (One) $50 Freed’s Bakery gift certificates (Four) 1/4 sheet cakes (Five) Pound of Cookies (Five) Dozen cupcakes (Five)
Customers can come in and donate as often as they’d like!
We cannot accept homemade canned or homemade goods. Food must be in original packaging with proper labels for distribution. No perishables please (i.e. potatoes, bread, and meat). Items that are in high demand include:
Meat and High Protein Group Canned meat, canned tuna, canned ham, canned salmon, canned stew, canned spam, macaroni and cheese, canned soups, peanut butter, rice, beans
Personal Hygiene Products Toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, shaving products
Baby Products Diapers, baby wipes
Paper and Cleaning Products Toilet paper, paper towels, plastic storage bags, i.e. baggies/Ziploc bags
Please encourage your friends, your family, and your co-workers to bring in some cans! Together we can make a difference and fight hunger here in Las Vegas.
"Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action."
Three Square is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community. Three Square is working hard to serve as the “hunger solution” for Southern Nevada by providing a central food hub for the efficient collection and distribution of fresh and non-perishable food to charitable organizations that serve the hungry.
Freed’s Bakery has served the Las Vegas area for the past 49 years, and has been featured on such shows as The Food Network’s “Roker on the Road,” “$40 a Day with Rachael Ray,” “Sugar Rush,” and “After Midnight.” Freed’s has also been featured on Lifetime’s “Top This Party,” Hawaiian Airlines’ “The Best of Las Vegas,” and “Las Vegas Live.” Freed’s has been featured in Bon Appétit, Martha Stewart Weddings, People’s Amazing Real Life Weddings, and Conde Nast Traveler. Freed’s has been voted Best of Las Vegas by the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Reader’s Choice for the last 26 years, and has been recognized by AOL City’s Best and The Knot’s Best of Weddings 2008.
Press Contact: Freed’s Bakery Max Freed 702.456.7762
