Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Partners With Phoenix Investors, Crivello Family Foundation and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for Holiday Food Distribution

MILWAUKEE, WI – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School has partnered with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Phoenix Investors and the Crivello Family Foundation to provide 800 boxes of food for families during the holiday season.

These curated boxes of healthy food options, including peanut butter, rice, beans, potatoes, cereal and more, will be distributed between 9 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School at 1818 West National Avenue. Anyone in the community is welcome to receive a free box, and the boxes will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis.

“We are so grateful to be partnering with Phoenix Investors, the Crivello Family Foundation, and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin to help make Christmas a little merrier for 800 families in our Milwaukee community,” said Andrew Stith, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School President. “As a Jesuit and Catholic high school, we are called to love and serve our neighbors. We know that food insecurity is something many of our neighbors face over the holidays and we feel blessed to be able to help them out with some extra food for their dinner tables.”

WHO: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Phoenix Investors, Crivello Family Foundation and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

WHAT: Mobile Food Pantry

WHERE: 1818 W National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53204

WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16 – distribution begins at 9 a.m.

Over 75 volunteers from Cristo Rey Jesuit’s faculty, staff and community, including 45 students, will participate in the packaging and distribution of 15 tons of food for local families.

“Giving back to the Milwaukee community is a passion Phoenix Investors shares with Cristo Rey Jesuit,” said Frank Crivello, Chairman & Founder of Phoenix Investors and the Crivello Foundation. “It’s an honor to partner with them and Feeding America to distribute meal boxes to families in need.”

“Cristo Rey Jesuit’s mobile food pantry will provide hundreds of meals to our neighbors in need at one of the most critical times of the year,” said President and CEO of Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, Patti Habeck. “Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is thrilled to partner on this holiday distribution and we applaud the Trailblazers of Cristo Rey Jesuit for their dedication to solving hunger in our community.”

Media are invited to cover this distribution and should RSVP to Cristo Rey Jesuit Marketing and Communications Supervisor Luke Sadowsky (lsadowsky@cristoreymilwaukee.org)

About Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin:
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the leading local hunger-relief organization in the state with locations in Milwaukee and Appleton. Founded in 1982 by the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a local and independent member of the Feeding America network. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin collaborates with nearly 400 hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, meal programs and shelters to provide for half a million people facing hunger across 35 counties in eastern Wisconsin. To learn more about how we can all work together to solve hunger in Wisconsin, visit FeedingAmericaWI.org.

About Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee
Cristo Rey Jesuit, a Catholic high school for young women and men of all faiths and limited financial means, integrates rigorous academics, professional work experiences and spiritual development to empower graduates to succeed in college and life. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School opened its doors in the fall of 2015 to its first freshman class as the 29th Cristo Rey Network High School in the United States. Students work one day a week at one of the school’s 100+ corporate work partners around the greater Milwaukee area. See the complete list of partner companies and learn more at www.cristoreymilwaukee.org

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.