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Our Mission is to fill community requests, as nominated by a dealer or vendor member of Excell Marketing, on a local, regional and national scale through the contribution of foodservice equipment and supplies, as well as funding for capital purchases and other needs.
Cooking Up Better Lives was founded by the foodservice buying group, Excell Marketing in 2007. In collaboration with its dealer and vendor members, Cooking Up Better Lives seeks to improve the functionality, efficiency and value of community-based non-profit programs. It is the vision that shelters, homes, hospitals and other community-based entities in need of foodservice products or funds, have the opportunity to receive and leverage such contributions.
The following criteria should be reviewed prior to submitting a nomination:
Impact
Does the gift have the potential to provide services to more people than if it wasn’t made, to garner media coverage for the organization or individual, or to attract more users or donors to its cause?
Sustainability
Would the organization or individual’s goals be inhibited if the gift were not received?
Regionalism
Does the organization serve a range of individuals?
Diversity
Does the gift represent an organization or individual from a minority group or cause?
Nominations can be submitted by a dealer or vendor member of Excell Marketing. Nominations can be for any non-profit organization or institution (according to IRS filing) that has a need for foodservice equipment and supplies.
2. Rebate Gift
3. Nominate a Cause – Calling those in need of foodservice equipment and supplies! Cooking Up Better Lives is looking to build or renovate a full kitchen for a recognized non-profit organization in 2019!