Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to Celebrate MLK Day of Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jan 15, 2009—

Raleigh- The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle will host Martin Luther King Day of Service activities on Monday, January 19.

Volunteers are needed to package and deliver 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes to agencies across the Triangle.

“We honor the legacy of Dr King by caring for our neighbors in need. The current economic conditions are increasing the need for food assistance across the Triangle. This distribution of healthy food can’t come at a better time for working families in our communities. We will need many volunteers to get these potatoes to people who need them” said Jill Staton Bullard, co-founder and Executive Director.

The sweet potato distribution will run from 8am – 2pm. To volunteer, please contact Emily Zartman at 919.250.0043 or email volunteer@foodshuttle.org

To find out how to help fight hunger in the Triangle year around, go to www.foodshuttle.org or call 919.250.0043.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

1001 Blair Drive

P.O. Box 14638

Raleigh, NC 27620

919.250.0043

www.foodshuttle.org

About the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is a non-profit organization that provides food for people at risk of hunger in seven counties in the Greater Triangle area. The Food Shuttle works with a network of over 200 partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children, adults and seniors. In 2008, the Food Shuttle recovered and distributed nearly 6 millions pounds of food through these partner agencies and through direct distribution programs. (www.foodshuttle.org)

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