Sportsman Channel, Comcast Partner to Host Natural Resources-Themed Dinner for Boys & Girls Club Families

Hunt.Fish.Feed. dinner event pairs community partnership with the start of Michigan’s deer hunting season

Comcast and Sportsman Channel are teaming up to host the Hunt.Fish.Feed. national tour in Grand Rapids, providing a complimentary meal for members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth and their families.

“Our partnership with Comcast goes beyond that of a traditional internet provider – they’re a real partner in serving our members and their families,” said Patrick Placzkowski, chief executive officer, Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth.

In addition to donating a laptop to every family in attendance, Comcast volunteers are assisting professional chef Paul Comes with preparing and serving the meal at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Paul I. Phillips Campus location.

Sportsman Channel created the Hunt. Fish. Feed. program to connect families experiencing food insecurity with underutilized food sources, like game meat and fish. Since 2007, the network – and parent company, KSE Media Ventures – have served nearly 40,000 meals and donated over seven tons of game meat and fish to organizations and shelters in more than 50 cities across the United States.

“Michigan has some of the greatest number of deer hunters per capita than anywhere else in the county, and this time of year, access to venison skyrockets,” said Jeff Brown, Director of Affiliate Sales and Distribution, KSE Media Ventures. “But to take advantage of the resources around us, we need to be educated sportsmen and sportswomen.”

The laptop donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth is made possible by Project UP, Comcast’s $1 billion commitment to advancing digital equity in the and economic mobility in Grand Rapids and across the country.