Vote for Keep Austin Fed’s Joseph de Leon for the annual “Say Thanks, Austin” award from RecognizeGood®

Keep Austin Fed, a food rescue non-profit dedicated to fighting hunger in Austin, announced today that Joseph De Leon, the group’s Operations Director, is a finalist for the annual Say Thanks Austin campaign award from RecognizeGood.

Joseph de Leon of Keep Austin Fed holds a pay it forward check for $1,000 from RecognizeGood to Keep Austin FedAs a 2014 Legend, Joseph is now part of the annual event that presents the Austin area with a unique opportunity to say “thank you” to a group of remarkable individuals who contribute their time and talents to our community.

The finalist with the most Thank You votes receives a pay-it-forward donation of $10,000 to the nonprofit of their choice. Keep Austin Fed would use the funds to equip volunteers with coolers and weighing scales in order to transport food safely, as well as onboard more volunteers, donors, and recipients.

How to vote:
Anyone can vote, every day between January 5 and January 30, and each person can vote in multiple ways each day.

Online
Click Joseph’s name at the “Vote Say Thanks, Austin” link on RecognizeGood.org (link here: http://www.recognizegood.org/legend/joseph-de-leon/).

Text
Text DELEON to (512) 807-0240

Facebook
Send a message including DE LEON to the RecognizeGood Fan Page at facebook.com/recognizegood

Tweet
Tweet DE LEON to @recognizegood with #SayThanksAustin

Email
Send an email to saythanks@recognizegood.org with DE LEON in the subject line

When Joseph first began volunteering with Keep Austin Fed, he quickly became hooked. The mission was simple: rescue healthy surplus food from area restaurants and get it to hungry neighbors in need. After all, one out of every seven people in Austin is hungry. But Joseph took the organization to the next level, says founder Randy Rosens. “Joseph was instrumental in raising us from a few people saving a little food into a bona fide Food Rescue Movement.”

Help us honor Joseph and his tremendous efforts with Keep Austin Fed by voting for him today!