On Monday, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving announced he was partnering with Feeding America and Lineage Logistics to help distribute 250,000 meals to those in the New York area who are in need during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
As part of his partnership, the Brooklyn Nets point guard donated $323,000 to Feeding America. Also, Lineage Logistics agreed to match the money raised in the partnership, up to $200,000, according to Irving’s post on Instagram.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis is now joining Irving and Lineage Logistics in their “Share a Meal” cause. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Davis is donating $250,000 to help “source meals from L.A.-area restaurants to provide to regional hospital workers fighting the COVID-19 crisis.”
Anthony Davis is teaming up with Lineage Logistics and pledging to match donations up to $250,000 to source meals from L.A.-area restaurants to provide to regional hospital workers fighting the COVID-19 crisis. Lineage is also looking to fill 260 jobs with Staples Center workers
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 27, 2020
The goals for Lineage Logistics with their “Share A Meal” campaign is “to help provide 100 million meals to those in need.”