The Greater Boston Food Bank Will Announce Final Tally of Turkeys Distributed for This Thanksgiving
Posted on: Friday, 17 November 2006, 12:00 CST
The Greater Boston Food Bank
WHAT: On Tuesday, November 21st at 10:00 a.m., as the final turkeys of the season are being loaded into vans, station wagons, and trucks at its loading dock, The Greater Boston Food Bank will announce the success of its 2006 turkey drive, releasing the final tally of turkeys distributed to its network of 618 hunger-relief agencies in eastern Massachusetts.
On hand for the event will be this year's most generous corporate donors including Stop & Shop, Turkeys4America, BJ's Wholesale Club, and Perdue Farms, Inc. In addition, representatives of area food pantries and turkey drive recipients will also be present at the event.
The Food Bank's 2006 goal was a record-breaking 35,000 turkeys, a 17% percent increase from last year's distribution numbers. In addition to corporate donations, The Food Bank conducted an online turkey drive (www.gbfb.org) that kicked off on November 8th with its first-ever "Chain of Giving."
WHO: Catherine D'Amato, president and CEO of The Greater Boston Food Bank; executives from Stop & Shop and BJ's Wholesale Club; Dan and Betsy Nally of Turkeys4America; Rev. Lorraine Lopes of the Refuge and Relief Mission, Dorchester; Beth Chambers of Catholic Charities, Dorchester; and Veann Campbell of St. Joseph's Food Pantry, Salem. In addition, several turkey drive recipients will be on hand. And, member agencies loading up the season's final orders will be available to talk to the media.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Greater Boston Food Bank, 99 Atkinson Street, Boston, MA
Parking is available in The Greater Boston Food Bank's visitor and employee parking lots, which are both located at the end of the building on the side farthest from Southampton Street.
VISUALS: Loading of final turkey orders onto area hunger-relief agencies vans, trucks, and station wagons.
ABOUT THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK
The Greater Boston Food Bank distributes more than 25 million pounds of food annually to more than 600 hunger-relief agencies in a dedicated partnership to end hunger in eastern Massachusetts. The Food Bank serves 83,000 people each week. Established in 1981, The Food Bank celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. For more information about The Greater Boston Food Bank, visit www.gbfb.org or call 617-427-5200.
Source: Business Wire
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