Fight for Children, Taylor Gourmet Launch 'Champ-for-Children' Hoagie

From Fight For Children:

Fight For Children, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit that works to create and improve quality early childhood education experiences and opportunities for students from low-income communities in the DC metro area, announced a week-long partnership with Taylor Gourmet. In an effort to raise awareness for the importance of Early Childhood Education, and the significance of Fight For Children’s work, Taylor Gourmet will launch a one-of-a-kind hoagie dubbed the “Champ for Children.” The Champ-for-Children hoagie is the creation of Celebrated Chef and DC restauranteur Katsuya Fukushima, and will be available at all Taylor Gourmet locations from October 3 – 9, 2016. Taylor Gourmet will be donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the hoagie to Fight For Children.

“As a successful homegrown business here in DC, we’re proud to support and invest in local community partners like Fight For Children,” said Casey Patten, founder and CEO of Taylor Gourmet. “The Champ-for-Children Hoagie is a fun way for us to support Fight For Children’s work and an easy (and delicious) way for our customers to get involved.”

Fight For Children began more than 26 years ago with the goal of improving education and healthcare services for under-served children and their families. Fight For Children’s signature early childhood education program, Joe’s Champs, operates in 17 schools – with 50 school leaders, 225 teachers and 4,500 students. More than 85 percent of children reached through Fight For Children programs come from low-income families within the District. Fight For Children works across sectors and communities to create quality early childhood education experiences so that all children have the foundation necessary to succeed in third grade and beyond.

“I can’t stress enough, the importance of having great community partners like Taylor Gourmet and Katsuya Fukushima,” said Keith Gordon, Fight For Children’s chief operating officer. “Their support enables us to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood education, while directly supporting DC’s youngest children.”

Photo courtesy of Fight For Children