The Common Man family of restaurants has donated $22,000 to the New Hampshire Food Bank and dedicated hundreds more to assist the nonprofit in ending hunger in New Hampshire.
Common Man CEO Jason Lyon and more than 40 members of the restaurant company's management team visited the food bank and made the donation during a presentation to the organization's volunteers and staff.
Lyon said proceeds from a charity coupon book sold during December 2008, filled with monthly offers for the family of restaurants, were dedicated to the food bank, resulting in the $22,000 donation.
The restaurants will also dedicate $1 of every sale of a bottle of regular or sparkling water filtered with their new AquaHealth sustainable water system to the food bank, and AquaHealth Inc. is joining the Common Man family in supporting the organization.
Dominique Rust, vice president and COO of New Hampshire Catholic Charities and the New Hampshire Food Bank, said the donation will go a long way in helping the agency feed more than 70,000 residents through its 384 member agencies consisting of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters and elderly and child programs.
Lyon said The Common Man has supported area agencies and the work of the food bank for decades but increased its commitment to the food bank in 2007, when Lyon toured the facility after it faced a critical shortage.
For more information about The Common Man restaurants, visit thecman.com. For more information about the food bank, visit nhfoodbank.org.
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