Slice Out Hunger 2014
Scott Wiener, owner of Scott's Pizza Tours, introduced Slice Out Hunger to New Yorkers in 2009.
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Stats are in from Slice Out Hunger's 2014 event, which was held on October 8 at St. Anthony's Church at Sullivan and Houston Streets, in Manhattan.
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1,000 people through the door.
8,659 tickets sold at $1 each.
50 participating pizzerias donated fresh pizza pies that sold for $1/slice.
Pizza came from all 5 boroughs + Hoboken, Jersey City, and Caldwell, NJ.
$30,000 raised to benefit Food Bank for New York City. That's 150,000 meals getting delivered to people who need them.
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Bravo to everyone who participated!
Here's a slideshow of photos from the event:
To access previous years' Pizzacentric stories about Slice Out Hunger, go here.
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Official info about Slice Out Hunger and the Food Bank for NYC is available at: