BlackRock Partners with Cipriani To Donate 800 Meals to City Harvest
New York, December 2008 BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Cipriani and City Harvest today announced that they will partner to donate 800 meals to people in need across New York City. Funding for these meals will be provided by BlackRock, preparation by Cipriani on Wall Street, and distribution made by City Harvest. Volunteering efforts will be jointly sponsored.
On Monday, December 8, from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, at 55 Wall Street, volunteers from BlackRock and Cipriani will package 800 freshly made three course holiday meals and store them in City Harvest’s regulated food containers.
On Tuesday, December 9, starting at 8:30am, at 55 Wall Street, BlackRock and Cipriani volunteers will load food containers onto the City Harvest vehicles for delivery to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Soup Kitchen, and various soup kitchens throughout Manhattan and the Bronx.
Later on Tuesday, from 3:30pm – 5:30pm, BlackRock volunteers including, President Robert Kapito and Vice Chairman Barbara Novick, Cipriani’s wait staff, and City Harvest Executive Director, Jilly Stephens will serve 400 meals to clients of The Momentum Project, one of the more than 600 agencies that City Harvest provides food to each year. The meal service will be held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church (54 th Street and Lexington Avenue). The additional 400 meals will be served at multiple locations.
“We are pleased to be part of this effort and look forward to continuing to give back to the communities in which we work and live, said Robert Kapito, President of BlackRock, Inc. “This is just one part of our ongoing collaboration with City Harvest to help fight hunger in New York City.”
“Thanks to the generosity of BlackRock and Cipriani, hundreds of hungry New Yorkers will enjoy some of the best food the city has to offer this season. At a time when a good meal can be hard for struggling individuals and families to come by, this incredible donation of 800 meals of such high quality will make the holidays brighter for many of our neighbors,” said Jilly Stephens, Executive Director of City Harvest.
Giuseppe Cipriani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cipriani added: “It is an honor to cooperate with two incredible companies like BlackRock and City Harvest in this initiative, and continue my father’s belief that “to serve is first to love.”
About BlackRock
BlackRock is one of the world’s largest publicly traded investment management firms. At September 30, 2008, BlackRock’s assets under management were $1.259 trillion. The firm manages assets on behalf of institutions and individuals worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products. In addition, a growing number of institutional investors use BlackRock Solutions® investment system, risk management and financial advisory services. The firm is headquartered in New York City and has employees in 22 countries throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.blackrock.com.
About City Harvest
Now serving New York City for over 25 years, City Harvest is the world’s first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city’s hungry men, women and children. This year, City Harvest will collect 23 million pounds of excess food from all segments of the food industry, including restaurants, grocers, corporate cafeterias, manufacturers and farms. This food is then delivered free of charge to more than 600 community food programs throughout New York City using a fleet of trucks and bikes as well as volunteers on foot. Each week, City Harvest helps over 260,000 hungry New Yorkers find their next meal.
