{"id":14728,"date":"2025-06-03T01:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T01:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=14728"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:41:43","slug":"mhi-raises-5k-for-one-generation-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mhi-raises-5k-for-one-generation-away\/","title":{"rendered":"MHI Raises $5k for One Generation Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During its recent Spring Meeting in Houston, Texas, MHI helped raise $5,000 for the charity One Generation Away, while also promoting environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The funds were raised through Fill it Forward, a sustainability initiative that encouraged attendees to use reusable water bottles instead of single-use plastics. For each bottle refilled, a donation is generated for charity. This impactful program was generously sponsored by MHI member company Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS).<\/p>\n<p>MHI\u2019s total involvement with the Fill it Forward Initiative has had measurable environmental impacts, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>33.4 pounds of waste diverted<\/li>\n<li>630.5 kWh power saved<\/li>\n<li>6.9 pounds of ocean pollution prevented<\/li>\n<li>1,080.6 emissions saved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to this collective effort, MHI donated $5,000 to One Generation Away. With a mission \u201cto share hope, honor, and dignity through food,\u201d this nonprofit rescues high-quality surplus food from such sources as grocery stores and restaurants and redistributes it to people experiencing food insecurity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8155\" style=\"width: 1630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8155\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-345x230.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-578x385.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-488x325.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mhiLogo-2-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MHI provides educational, business development, networking and solution sourcing opportunities.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Looking ahead, MHI will continue its commitment to sustainability and social impact at the upcoming WERC Annual Conference, taking place June 8-11 in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from that Fill it Forward Initiative will be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During its recent Spring Meeting in Houston, Texas, MHI helped raise $5,000 for the charity One Generation Away, while also promoting environmental sustainability. 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