Tampa Truck Pull To Raise Funds To Fight Hunger

CARROLLWOOD, FL — Move For Hunger announced that registration is open for the first Tampa Truck Pull presented by First Class Moving Systems. The event, in which teams of five to 10 compete to see who can pull a moving truck 100 feet in the fastest time, will be held at Tampa Joe’s Restaurant and Sports Bar, 9316 Anderson Road, Tampa, on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Registration is $20 per team.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Move For Hunger, a national nonprofit organization created by the moving industry to reduce food waste and fight hunger.

First Class Moving Systems will provide one of its trucks for the event. As a member of Move For Hunger’s national network of relocation professionals, First Class Moving Systems encourages customers to donate unopened, nonperishable food during the moving process and then volunteers to deliver the donations to the local food bank free of charge.

The inaugural event will allow community groups to come together to fight hunger, including teams of firefighters, police officers, CrossFit, boot camp and other athletes, corporate groups and families.

Community members are encouraged to attend, cheer on their favorite team and enjoy music, food, beer and raffles.

“Ten teams will participate and try to put up the fastest time, with support and encouragement from the crowd,” said Christ Hunt, partner and CEO of First Class Moving Systems. “This will be a fun way to raise awareness about hunger and food waste in our community and to support a great organization, Move For Hunger.”

More than 2.8 million people in Florida, including one in five children, do not have reliable access to affordable, nutritious food. Meanwhile, 40 percent of all the food in the United States is wasted. The funds raised at the Tampa Truck Pull will support Move For Hunger’s hunger relief and food rescue programs, both in Florida and nationwide.