AdvoCare International, LLC. (AdvoCare), a premier health and wellness company, will donate a total of five pallets of food or more than 130,000 food items during the next five weeks to Richardson Independent School District (RISD) families through The Network of Community Ministries.
“AdvoCare is proud to serve the students and families in our backyard and in the Richardson ISD area through our connection with Network of Community Ministries,” said Patrick Wright, CEO for AdvoCare. “We hope this gesture will help to keep families safe and healthy as we all endeavor to care for one another during this challenging time.”
AdvoCare is donating boxes of Lemon Blueberry AdvoBars and a variety of Meal Replacement Shakes to contribute to weekend meal boxes for students.
“We are very grateful for AdvoCare’s donation of meal replacements and shakes for our Richardson families,” said Cindy Shafer, CEO of The Network of Community Ministries. “We’ll be able to provide supplemental food over the weekends during this crisis for our most vulnerable clients because of AdvoCare’s generosity.”
The Network is a non-denominational community-based organization that serves nearly 9,000 individuals annually. Network’s services include assistance with basic needs including food, clothing, and housing expenses, job coaching, financial empowerment classes, seasonal youth programs and a medical & dental voucher program.