[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ROCK AND WRAP IT UP & LENA AND JOSEPH MANDELBAUM HUMANITARIAN 
                                 AWARD

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                         HON. KATHLEEN M. RICE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2016

  Miss RICE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rock 
and Wrap it Up, a nationwide nonprofit organization based in New York's 
fourth congressional district. This incredible organization has 
spearheaded an extremely effective and innovative effort to fight 
hunger and poverty by collecting and donating surplus food and supplies 
from music and sports venues, hotels, and schools.
  Rock and Wrap it Up started on a relatively small and local scale, 
partnering with the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in my district to 
collect and distribute food that had been prepared by the venue but not 
sold. Over the past two decades, Rock and Wrap it Up has grown 
exponentially both in size and scope, partnering with several renowned 
music groups, dozens of professional sports teams, international hotel 
chains, and more than 300 schools nationwide, to help collect surplus 
food, toiletries, school supplies and other assets and sharing them 
with various anti-poverty agencies.
  Today Rock and Wrap it Up has more than 5,000 members in 500 cities 
and five countries. The organization not only helps feed millions of 
hungry people each year but it also teaches its partners and interested 
groups how to leverage their contracts and resources to ensure that 
leftover food and supplies are donated, allowing its network and 
mission to grow even when the organization is not directly involved. 
Rock and Wrap it Up has touched millions of lives across the country 
and around the world, and I am truly grateful for all of their work and 
extremely proud that this organization calls our district home.
  I would also like to thank Beth and Lenny Fliegel, recipients of the 
Rock and Wrap It Up Lena and Joseph Mandelbaum Humanitarian Award, for 
their incredible support and dedication to this organization and its 
mission.

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