Americans showed how much they cared about the elections this year, in the form of votes and pizza.
Nonprofit organization Pizza to the Polls raised more than $376,000, and sent out more than 10,000 pizza pies, to polling stations across the country this year, according to its site. The nonprofit uses Slice, a pizza delivery app, to find pizzerias near polling stations with long lines or technical difficulties. It also relies on people to report any polling places that could use some pizza.
As of 1:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, the organization sent out 9,982 pizza pies to 576 polling stations across 43 states and still had more than $154,000 remaining. Whatever money isn’t used on election night goes toward feeding hungry Americans voting or marching in the future, the nonprofit’s site said.
Citizens and celebrities alike were donating to the cause, just one more way to encourage their fellow Americans to vote in the midterm elections. (Many voters were also sharing pictures of themselves sporting “I Voted” stickers, if they were early enough to get one).
If you are on a LONG LINE to #vote, call in the address and Pizza to the Polls will send