Reinhart, partners raise $55,000 for charities

ROSEMONT - Reinhart Foodservice and its supplier partners raised more than $55,000 in charitable donations through live and online auctions as well as raffle prizes during this year's Traditions Sales and Merchandising Conference.

All proceeds will benefit the Light Foundation and Feeding America. Reinhart's charity auction is in its fourth year and continues to build on the company's commitment to these two important charitable organizations and the communities in which they serve.

With the help of celebrity guests Matt Light, a former New England Patriots' player and founder of the Light Foundation, and Lauren Olaya, a professional golfer, entrepreneur and fitness expert best known for her appearance on the Golf Channel's Big Break, as well as Reinhart and its supplier donors, the event prizes ranged from trips to event tickets to sports memorabilia, electronic packages, food baskets and more.

"Over the last three years, Reinhart has helped the Light Foundation raise over $140,000, which is really incredible," said Light, who helped host the auction. "Due to Reinhart's generosity, we've been able to do some incredible updates including a renovation of our facility's amphitheater, hiring on new staff and hosting our first Leadership Conference in Massachusetts. From everyone at the Light Foundation, thank you!"

"At Reinhart, we take pride in giving back to the communities we serve and it was great to see how many of our employees and valued supplier partners took part in supporting both Feeding America and the Light Foundation again this year," said Jeff King, Reinhart President and Chief Operating Officer. "For the last four years, we've raised more than $200,000 in charitable funds at Traditions for these two important organizations and we will continue to show our support year-round. I'd like to thank all of our donors and participants for their generous support now and going forward."