Metro Food Fight

For the fourth year in a row, Mayor Karl Dean challenged Metro government to a city-wide food drive,"Metro Food Fight" to help Middle Tennessee's Second Harvest Food Bank.  Each year in the month of December the food drive helps with the Feeding Hope Challenge holiday food drive, feeds hungry people and is also a healthy competition between departments with the goal to win the prestigious “Mayor’s Cup” for the most poundage of food collected. 

Food Fight 2012

The Mayor’s fourth annual competitive food drive in 2012 was a huge success. Metro met the goal to raise at least 10 percent more food donations than last year by bringing in DOUBLE 2011's totals with 125,686 pounds of food compared to last year’s 62,503 pounds. According to Second Harvest Food Bank, this will feed over 98,000 meals.

Winning departments included: (Note: The winners were selected by total number of average pounds per person for each department, which included both canned goods, virtual donations, and monetary donations):

General Government: Circuit Court Clerk
Police vs. Fire: Metro Fire Department
Public Participation: Metro Transit Authority

Mayor’s Office vs. Governor’s Office Challenge: the trophy returned to the Mayor’s Office.

See the totals for each competing department.

Food Fight 2011

The Mayor’s third annual competitive food drive in 2011 brought in 62,503 pounds, providing over 48,830 meals. This is 11 percent more than 2010's total raised of 52,725 pounds (40,000 meals). Winning departments included:

General Government: Metro Planning Commission
Police vs. Fire: Metro Nashville Police Department
Public Participation: Metro Transit Authority

Mayor’s Office vs. Governor’s Office Challenge: the trophy went to the Governor's Office.

Food Fight 2010

The Mayor’s second annual competitive food drive in 2010 brought in over 52,725 pounds which fed over 40,000 meals. Winning departments included:

General Government: Metro Planning Department
Police vs. Fire: Metro Fire Department
Public Participation: Office of Emergency Management

Mayor’s Office vs. Governor’s Office Challenge: Mayor's Office