Drew Barrymore, Kim Kardashian West, Jerry Harris Come Together for Hunger Relief

Panera’s together without hunger campaign extends efforts to provide meals to families in need via new single “Say The Word” by emerging artist Livingston

Portion of proceeds from each download and stream will contribute to Panera’s efforts to provide freshly prepared meals to Feeding America® Food Banks

To help make food accessible to all, Panera created the #SeeAPlateFillAPlate challenge to inspire Americans to donate and fill a plate for someone in need.

Panera is raising funds for Together Without Hunger – a campaign to help provide freshly-prepared meals* to those facing hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with Feeding America®.

The unprecedented humanitarian crisis created by COVID-19 was the inspiration behind the new single, “Say the Word,” written and performed by Elektra recording artist, Livingston.  A portion of the proceeds from downloads and streams of Livingston’s “Say The Word” will be donated to Feeding America in partnership with Panera’s Together Without Hunger campaign. In support of feeding people in need, the Together Without Hunger campaign will prepare and distribute up to 500,000 freshly prepared Panera meals – as of the beginning of May, the campaign has provided nearly 200,000 meals to local Feeding America® food banks.

“Stuck inside throughout March, I was feeling uninspired and disconnected from other people,” said Livingston. “I heard about the charitable campaign with Panera to provide up to 500,000 meals to people in need as a result of the virus. It reminded me of lyrics I had recently written about identifying with other people’s pain and the value of asking for help, which resonated more now than ever. I was inspired to go back to those lyrics and incorporating a children’s choir helped bring out the meaning of ‘Say The Word’ and really spoke to the main idea of Panera’s campaign – we’re all in this together.”

Panera is encouraging those who can to join in and give at TogetherWithoutHunger.org, where a $3 donation will help put a freshly-prepared meal on the table for a person in need. After donating, people are encouraged to spread the word by taking part in the #SeeAPlateFillAPlate challenge on Instagram – decorating an empty plate, sharing a selfie with their creation on Instagram and tagging 5 friends to join the movement. Feeding America® estimates that an additional 17.1 million people could face hunger in the next six months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in an increased need for food assistance in communities across the country to almost 54 million.