Fitness tracker brand Fitbit has partnered with food bank network Feeding America for a campaign entitled Fit for Food that encouraged Fitbit users to “donate” their burned calories to feed the hungry.
More than 106,000 people took part in the campaign, donating one billion calories which Fitbit then converted into a donation to Feeding America. That gift funded provisions for 1.5 million meals for people in need. Fitbit wearable trackers monitor people’s physical activity and calculate how many calories they’re burning on a daily basis, so the effort serves to remind people about the brand’s value proposition.
Fitbit wearable trackers monitor people’s physical activity and calculate how many calories they’re burning on a daily basis, so the effort serves to remind people about the brand’s value proposition.
Fitbit wearable trackers monitor people’s physical activity and calculate how many calories they’re burning on a daily basis, so the effort serves to remind people about the brand’s value proposition.
To get the word out about the one billion calorie goal, Fitbit partnered with comedian Joel McHale who was featured in a video humorously mocking the lazy ways people claim to get fit, but then shifting gears to explain the Fitbit one billion calorie fundraising effort.
McHale promoted the video to his 3.61 million followers on Twitter:
I’ve joined forces w/ @Fitbit to do some good. And… there. Whew. Typing this tweet burned 8 calories. http://t.co/Dd9hAByW7f #FitForFood — Joel McHale (@joelmchale) January 27, 2015
Both Feeding America and Fitbit promoted the video and the challenge, as well, on their Twitter accounts:
Discover how @joelmchale & @fitbit are helping us fight hunger in America: http://t.co/OzjTvT4PTw #FitForFood pic.twitter.com/s862iR8UYX — Feeding America (@FeedingAmerica) February 3, 2015
Getting fit is good for you. Now it's good for others, too. @JoelMcHale explains #FitForFood: http://t.co/P9sfG6TDY4 pic.twitter.com/je24LEpoAT — Fitbit (@fitbit) February 4, 2015
And when it all ended and the goal was reached, Fitbit encouraged everyone to give themselves a high-five:
Give yourself a high-five, because we did it! Thanks everyone who joined #FitForFood and helped feed people in need. pic.twitter.com/0mZZJNzeyv — Fitbit (@fitbit) February 19, 2015
The program launched February 3 and was to conclude March 3, but the 1 billion calorie goal was reached last week.
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