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August 17, 2009 - Wyndham Pro Golfer Lee Janzen Sponsors Truck of Food for Greensboro Urban Ministry
Event: Distribution of Food to Needy Families
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Greensboro Urban Ministry, 305 West Lee Street, Greensboro
Contact: Rev. Mike Aiken, Executive Director, 336-271-5959x302
Wyndham golfer Lee Janzen has given funds to sponsor a Feed the Children truckload of food for the Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Bank. The truck is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, Tuesday, August 18, with distribution to pre-selected needy families beginning at 3 p.m. Mr. Janzen along with Urban Ministry staff and volunteers will hand out the food to 400 families which received special food vouchers last week through the Urban Ministry Emergency Assistance Program.
The 18 wheeler truck will contain 400 boxes of food, 400 boxes of personal care or hygiene items, and 2 pallets of milk. This truck will feed 400 families and should last approximately one week. Feed the Children is a ministry based out of Oklahoma that collects food from major food suppliers across the country and helps feed the needy in this country and around the world.
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