Local 4 News and Forgotten Harvest, the region's only food rescue organization, are teaming up on Wednesday to help benefit food rescue for children in Metro Detroit.

The telethon marks the culmination of Forgotten Harvest?s ?Million Meal Challenge For Our Kids,? which is raising funds to rescue and deliver fresh, nutritious food for children to eat during the upcoming Spring Break, Summer Vacation and other times when they would ordinarily be eating meals at school. Forgotten Harvest plans to raise enough funds to help feed 20,000 children per day.

?The latest reports show one in three children are hungry in an area that covers every corner of Metro Detroit,? said Susan Goodell, President and CEO of Forgotten Harvest. ?This telethon and partnership with Local 4 will help Forgotten Harvest will help us expand our ability to rescue more fresh food and get it to children who otherwise would not have access to healthy meals when they?re not in school.?

Detroit Tigers have donated pairs of tickets that will be given to telethon donors who contribute $100 or more during designated times.

Viewers can call 1-888-332-7140 or visit the Forgotten Harvest Web site to learn about donation opportunities.

?We first partnered with Forgotten Harvest for a telethon last year and were immediately impressed by how this cause prompted the the amazing generosity of Local 4 viewers,? said Marla Drutz, VP and General Manager of WDIV-TV. ??With this telethon we believe our large audience of Metro Detroiters will once again step up to help neighbors in need and support the important mission of Forgotten Harvest.?

Forgotten Harvest was created in 1990 to fight hunger and waste. Last year, the organization "rescued" more than 12.5 million pounds of food by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 400 sources, including grocery stores, restaurants, farmers and food distributors.

The food is donated to 155 emergency food providers in Metro Detroit.