Feeding Tampa Bay, a local nonprofit, just got some help from the new kids in town.
According to the organization, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new quarterback Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Gisele Bündchen, made a fairly large donation.
Although the Tuesday announcement didn’t specify how much money was donated, the gift should pay for roughly 750,000 meals.
We welcome @TomBrady, @giseleofficial and their family to our community and thank them as they #StandwithFTB by providing 750,000 meals to support our children, families and seniors throughout the 10 – county region that we serve.
RT to show gratitude to the Brady family! pic.twitter.com/nc2KlkqqCP
— Feeding Tampa Bay (@FeedingTampaBay) April 8, 2020
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Feeding Tampa Bay has recently seen a 40% increase in demand. When the coronavirus pandemic isn’t causing widespread layoffs, Feeding Tampa Bay usually provides more than 5 million meals a month, across a 10-county region. The Times also reported that Feeding Tampa Bay is the largest food rescue and distribution organization in the area.
The Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund have also made sizable donations. Other than a $100,000 donation, the Rays and Rowdies funds have agreed to match a dollar for $150,000 in donations.
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This article appears in Apr 2-9, 2020.
