On Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the first ever BoxLunch Gala honoring Feeding America, Marvel actor Simu Liu surprised BoxLunch and Feeding America by matching BoxLunch’s $100k donation with a donation of his own!
Simu Liu surprises Feeding America
The event was in honor of the 150 million meals donated by BoxLunch to Feeding America since 2015. The star studded event took place at City Market Social House in Los Angeles and featured a performance by Aladdin on Broadway star, Michael James Scott.
During the event, Dr Strange and The Multiverse of Madness star Xochitl Gomez introduced 2022 BoxLunch Giving Ambassador, SImu Liu, who presented Casey Marsh – the Chief Development Officer for Feeding America – a check for $100,000 from BoxLunch. Simu surprised everyone in the audience and Feeding America by revealing that he was so moved by the evening’s festivities, he had decided to double the donation and give $100,000 of his own money to Feeding America.
The gala was also attended by other marvel alum, such as Emma Caulfield (Wanda Vision), David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man, Ant-Man &The Wasp) and Anjali Bhimani (Ms.Marvel).
@templeofgeek Simu Liu on the red carpet for the BOXLUNCH Holiday Gala E vent Honoring Feeding America tonight #boxlunchholidaygala @simuliu @docinthebox
There were also three award presentations of $10,000 given to Feeding America Affiliate Food Banks. The first was to the St. Francis Center Los Angeles. The award was presented by Emmy Nominee, Sam Richardson. The second was to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, which was presented by Wandavision star, Emma Caulfield Ford. And the third went to Second Harvest Of Orange County and was presented by Mortal Kombat and Shadow and Bone star, Lewis Tan.
BoxLunch’s History of Giving
Simu Liu spoke about BoxLunch and their dedication to giving:
“Now, I have to make a confession…based on its name, at first, I thought BoxLunch was a sandwich shop. But I quickly found out that it was a place that could help feed more than just me!” Mused Simu Liu.
“BoxLunch has an impact on people across the entire United States through the donations each retail store makes to its local community, and its donations to Feeding America’s nationwide efforts. Now I am thrilled to be a part of that. I couldn’t let the opportunity to help make a difference as the new Giving Ambassador pass, so I felt moved and honored to match and double the BoxLunch Donation and make it $200,000!”
@templeofgeek @simuliu at the boxlunchholidaygala. Honoring the work that @boxlunchgifts does to support @feedingamerica. He is the first Box Lunch Ambassador for Giving. #marvel #shangchi #templeofgeek #simuliu #boxlunchgifts
Steve Vranes, CEO at BoxLunch, said in a statement: “It is incredible to have the support of Simu as our Giving Ambassador as we continue to bring awareness to the missions of BoxLunch and Feeding America. Tonight was a powerful celebration of what we have done thus far, and it was an inspiration for what we can do going forward.”
In addition, for every like that attendees received on on their social media posts using the tag #BoxLunchHolidayGala, BoxLunch pledged to donate an additional meal to Feeding America.
