Arrive Ocotillo named Community of the Year with By Peter Madrid
Throughout its two-year participation with the national Move For Hunger Program, Residents at Arrive Ocotillo team together with fun engagement events which give back to the community. By participation in Shark Week food drives, Thanksgiving food drives and generous donations from residents, the Trinity Property
About the program
Consultants-owned community has been able to create an awareness
When a resident gives notice that they will be moving out, the property
campaign around food insecurity in Arizona.
managers provide them with a program letter and a food collection bag. The residents are encouraged to donate any non-perishable food
For these efforts, Arrive Ocotillo was named the winner of the first
items that they will not be taking with them.
Community of the Year Award with Move For Hunger. This member of the organizations Multi-Family Apartment Program was chosen
Once a property has collected a few bags, they contact Move For Hun-
based on the percentage of residents who donated food when they
ger, and the Multifamily Team connects them with a local transportation
moved, the number of food drives the property organized, and the
partner who will pick up the donations and deliver them to a local food bank. The program also works with its apartment communities
total amount of food they collected in 2020.
to host season food drives and other resident engagement events.
The Team at Arrive Ocotillo also participated in and led a successful Beach Bash event, raising more than $130 for Move For Hunger. It
A few favorites include February’s Spread the Love Food Drive that
provided an additional 315 meals to families struggling with food
encourages residents to donate peanut butter and jelly. Shark Week
insecurity in their area.
during August is also a fan favorite as residents donate canned tuna to those in need. Move For Hunger also coordinates resident engage-
“I am so appreciative of their time and commitment to giving back to
ment activities like virtual trivia nights and wine tastings to help raise
the local community. It’s because of communities like Arrive Ocotillo
money to fight hunger.
that we are able to make such a difference,” said Diana Leguizamon, Community Engagement Manager with Move For Hunger. “As advo-
Click here to learn more about the Multi-Family Apartment Commu-
cates of the Move For Hunger program, the team at Arrive Ocotillo
nity Program.
has been a dedicated group of passionate individuals fighting hunger.” The award is sponsored by AMA, Move For Hunger, Chadwell Supply, CORT Furniture Rental, Kastle Systems and Assurant Insurance.
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