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The Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico Finds New Donations From foodtweeks(TM) App
1888 Press Release Mobile App Contributes Calories to Food Banks in Return for Eating Lower Calorie Suggestions. StamfordNorwalk, CT foodtweeks™, a free app that combines weight management with feeding the hungry, today announced that the Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM has joined the ranks of foodtweeks™affiliated food banks. In order for the app to contribute calories to food banks, a foodtweeks™ user must report "tweeking" (trimming calories from their food), and the Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico will receive donations from foodtweeks™. These calorie donations enable the food bank to distribute an equal number of nutritious calories to hungry families, and it all comes at no cost to the app user. By simply posting a "tweek" on Facebook or Twitter, users can double or triple each donation for the simple change they make to their foods. foodtweeks™ makes it possible for weightconscious consumers to be "heroes" who serve their communities by feeding the hungry. Managing calories from their favorite foods has never been as easy, enjoyable or mobile as it is now. "We are excited about this partnership with foodtweeks™," Melody Wattenbarger, President and CEO of Roadrunner Food Bank said. "foodtweeks™ gives our supporters a new and easy way to contribute to the Food Bank. Not only will users be improving their own health by making small tweeks to their diet, they will be providing nutritious food for our hungry neighbors. It's a winwin for Roadrunner Food Bank and our community." As a food bank that provides food assistance to almost 40,000 people on a weekly basis, Roadrunner Food Bank needs support from its community. Through foodtweeks™, the community can help raise awareness, and provide food to those people struggling to get enough to eat. ...