Thompson Moving and Storage Honored for Their Efforts to Feed the Hungry

ORLAND PARK, IL – Out of 500 moving companies across the country, Thompson Moving and Storage of Orland Park is being recognized for their outstanding efforts to help the less fortunate with the Mover of the Month Award for March of 2013.

Move For Hunger, a nationwide hunger-relief organization that works with the relocation industry to fight hunger, presents the Mover of the Month Award to the moving company that has gone above and beyond to support their local food bank and community.

Since joining Move For Hunger in 2011, Thompson has delivered over 7,900 lbs. to the Together We Cope Food Pantry, enough to provide over 6,000 meals to the less fortunate.

 “The crew at Thompson have proven to be some of the most dedicated to Move For Hunger’s mission,” said Gavin Christiansen, operations director of Move For Hunger. “Of the 23 months that Thompson has been apart of Move For Hunger, they have made 26 donations to the food pantry. They are making their community a better place each and every month.”

Movers in the Move For Hunger network urge their customers to donate any food not going on the move to the local food bank. Since founding in 2009, over 475 movers have joined Move For Hunger, and 1,080,000 lbs. of food have been delivered to food banks all across the United States.

In addition to their daily hunger relief efforts, Thompson has also participated in a number of local food drives and community events within the past year, lending their support to a food drive at the Sears Logistics offices and at a real estate office.