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Activating Communities for Hunger Relief Efforts, foodtweeks(TM) Donates to The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank on Behalf of App Users

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Activating Communities for Hunger Relief Efforts, foodtweeks(TM) Donates to The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank on Behalf of App Users
Activating Communities for Hunger Relief Efforts, foodtweeks(TM) Donates to The San
Francisco­Marin Food Bank on Behalf of App Users

1888 PressRelease ­ Free Mobile App Promotes Healthier Communities by Providing Weight Management Tools while Fighting Hunger Through Food Bank Donations.
Oklahoma City, OK ­ foodtweeks™ is a free app that combines weight management with feeding the hungry by donating to food banks such as the San Francisco­Marin Food Bank in San Francisco, CA. Joining a nationwide network of foodtweeks™­affiliated food banks, the San Francisco­Marin Food Bank continues its work to build healthier communities while engaging locals through technology to support a cause.
In order for the the San Francisco­Marin Food Bank to receive donations from foodtweeks™, a user must report "tweeking" (cutting calories from their food) to the app. Once foodtweeks™ receives the number of calories that a weight­conscious consumer has chosen to eliminate from their food, the food bank will receive a donation in that amount. An equal number of nutritious calories will then be distributed to hungry families in the area.
"The SF­Marin Food Bank is pleased to begin our partnership with foodtweeks™ to enable consumers to support our work to end hunger in our community," said Blain Johnson, Food Bank media relations manager.
"It is important to us that foodtweeks™ aligns with our goal to promote healthy communities. Support from foodtweeks™ will allow us to provide healthy food to families in need."
As a food bank that distributes 105,000 meals worth of food every day, the San Francisco­Marin Food Bank is a partnering food bank that supports many struggling members of the communities is serves. The 46 million pounds it distributes each year can now be supported by weight­conscious, cause conscious, consumers who appreciate the impact foodtweeks™ will have on their neighbors. foodtweeks™ makes it possible for consumers to be "heroes" who

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