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How can YOU help feed
3,000 hungry men, women and children on October 15, 2008?
With
generous corporate sponsors, food donors, and community support,
the Magic City Harvest World Hunger
Day "Help Stop Hunger" event will once again prepare and
distribute a nutritious meal to 3,000 hungry men,
women and children in 26 Birmingham area feeding programs on
Wednesday, October 15.
The "Help Stop Hunger" event
activities continue to generate greater awareness of hunger and
food waste while significantly increasing our capacity to meet
growing food assistance requests.
In partnership
with UAB Hospital, corporate sponsors and food donors,
the
World Hunger Day event will:
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Provide a Meal for 3,000 hungry people in our local community
all food for meals is donated
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Heighten Awareness of hunger, malnutrition and food
waste
* Raise Funds through the public
Box Lunch Day for operation of our year-round
weekday recovery and
distribution of excess prepared and perishable food
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Mobilize Volunteers around issues of food insecurity and food
waste
2008 World Hunger Day Tentative
Calendar
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October 2: Food Donation Commitments to MCH (contact us
for grocery list)
* Wednesday October 8: Box Lunch order deadline -
Only 2000 available!
Order Early - Last year we sold out of box lunches!
*** Oct. 13-16: Food Preparation for Recipient Feeding
Programs at UAB Hospital.
Volunteers Needed!
*** Oct. 15: Meal provided
free to area non-profit feeding programs - approx
3,000 fed
Menu: meat/macaroni casserole, lettuce, tomato,
fruit, cookie
*** Oct. 16: 2,000 Box Lunches
Delivered across the community
($8 donation) – 10 lunch minimum order
Order Early - Last year we sold out of box lunches!
Menu: Turkey Wrap Sandwich, Texas
Caviar, Chips, Blond Brownie
Volunteer
Opportunities:
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Take box lunch
orders within your company, civic org, faith community
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Meal preparation
– UAB Hospital
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Box Lunch
preparation – UAB Hospital
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Delivery of box
lunch orders – using private vehicles
For More Information,
Contact:
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