Raleigh District Methodist Pastors Build Greenhouse for Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mar 03, 2009—Raleigh, NC

Raleigh- The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle will host a meeting of pastors from the Raleigh District of the United Methodist Church on Thursday March 5, 2009.

The Pastors will help build a greenhouse for the Food Shuttle’s new Community Gardens and Farm Project. The greenhouse will be used to grow seed transplants that will be used in Community Gardens the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle will operate across the City of Raleigh.

“Our Community Gardens and Farm Project will help low-income residents gain access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has always emphasized healthy, fresh foods, but Community Gardens go a step further and empower the people we have served for twenty years. We are so excited to have the Raleigh District Methodist Ministers help us with building our greenhouse, which is a crucial step in this journey,” said Jill Staton Bullard, co-founder and Executive Director.

Partial funding for the Community Gardens and Farm Project is provided by the John Rex Foundation.

The greenhouse will be located just south of Raleigh, on property donated to the Food Shuttle. Work will take place from 1-3 on Thursday, March 5, 2009.

To find out how to help fight hunger in the Triangle, 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

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