This fantastic event is starting on Monday and will run for 2 weeks. That is ample time for you to try fantastic food at a long list of participating fine dining restaurants in Houston.  We are particularly proud to be 2 of the 3 participating restaurants in Houston's northwest (Capriccio, Mezzanotte and Perry's)

 

Last year HRW raised nearly $79,000 and this year the hope is to surpass that amount. The money directly benefits the Houston Food Bank.

 

Here are some facts about hunger you may not be aware of:

Each week, 80,000 people are able to stave off hunger - even if only for a little while - with food that comes to them through the Houston Food Bank. Annually, they feed nearly half a million different people who are directly served by 400 hunger relief agencies throughout an 18-county service area. Those figures point to an appalling fact: on any given day, it's estimated that 33,000 people experience the gnawing pain of hunger. They have difficulty focusing on tasks. They have trouble sleeping. They are at risk of health problems. All because they don't have enough to eat.
At the root of hunger is poverty. Poor people, by definition, don't have the resources they need to pay for the most basic necessities. They often must make terrible choices: Keep a roof over their heads, or buy food. Pay the utility bill, or fill their children's stomachs. Buy prescription medicine, or eat.
With the help of thousands of Community partners, the Houston Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger by providing food, nutrition education, job training, and strategic expertise.