Egg Donation to Arrive at Food Lifeline
Northwest Egg Producers Part of a National 12 Million Egg Donation
Shoreline, WA, Mar. 10, 2008 -
Who:Food Lifeline, United Egg Producers and 6 Pacific Northwest Egg Farmers
What:Via six semi-trucks, 22,860 dozen donated eggs will be delivered to Food Lifeline
When:Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Where:Food Lifeline 1702 NE 150th St. Shoreline, WA 98155 206.545.6600
PHOTO OP:A donation of 22,860 dozen eggs will be delivered to Food Lifeline at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2008, to help meet the increasing demand for high-quality protein. Food Lifeline is Washington's largest hunger relief agency and will distribute this generous donation among its network of 300 member food banks, meal programs and shelters in Western Washington.
This large scale donation will be delivered to Food Lifeline by six different farms that are part of a cooperative representing third and fourth generation family farmers throughout the Pacific Northwest. Each farm will be transporting their individual donation in their own semi-truck, for a total of six semi-trucks off-loading eggs at the Food Lifeline loading dock.
The impact of The Northwest Egg Producers' donation will be felt across multiple states throughout the region with more than 600,000 eggs being distributed to regional America's Second Harvest affiliates: Food Lifeline, Oregon Food Bank, Second Harvest Inland Northwest and Montana Food Bank Network.
About Food Lifeline
Food Lifeline is Washington's largest hunger relief organization, distributing food to 300 neighborhood food banks, shelters and hot meal programs in Western Washington. Each year, Food Lifeline feeds more than half a million hungry people - 37 percent of whom are children. Food Lifeline is a member of America's Second Harvest, the Nation's Food Bank Network, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States. Only five percent of every financial donation is used for administrative costs and the return on investment is significant: for every $1 donated Food Lifeline provides 5 meals to hungry people. Please visit www.foodlifeline.org
Contact Information
Food Lifeline Media contact:Tasha Fekeshazy / (206) 545-6600 x265 / email
United Egg Producers Media Contact:Kathy Odendahl / (479) 203-9811/email
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