COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE - POUR PUBLICATION IMMÉDIATE
8 mai 2017
Contact:
Joe Wald, Executive Director
Greater Lansing Food Bank
joe@glfoodbank.org
Le Lansing State Journal reçoit le prix des fondateurs de la banque alimentaire
Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) presented the Lansing State Journal with the 2nd Annual Founders’ Award during the 11th annual Empty Plate Dinner, held May 4th at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on Michigan State University’s campus. The Award pays tribute to contributions of individuals and organizations that demonstrate commitment to ending hunger in Mid-Michigan. The Lansing State Journal (LSJ) has supported GLFB since 1982 through the annual Envelope Campaign by placing donation envelopes in newspapers during the winter holiday season and promoting this important fund raising for the food bank. Since that first campaign, more than $20 Million has been raised though the Envelope Campaign, feeding countless families.
“The Lansing State Journal has shown tremendous dedication to the community through their support of the Envelope Campaign,” said Joe Wald, Executive Director of Greater Lansing Food Bank. “The newspaper embodies the giving spirit of our founders, and we are proud to present them with this award.”
To ensure that no one in Mid-Michigan would go hungry, community leaders David Hollister, Camille Abood, Patrick Babcock and William Long founded the Greater Lansing Food Alliance in 1981–now known as the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB). The food bank founders created a movement the people and businesses of the Greater Lansing area have supported since that first call to action. The founders’ vision and empathy created more than just an organization; they created a movement that is still supported to this day. The Founders’ Award was created in 2016, in their honor.
La Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) est une organisation à but non lucratif qui fournit des denrées alimentaires d'urgence aux personnes et aux familles dans le besoin dans les comtés d'Ingham, d'Eaton, de Clinton, de Shiawassee, de Clare, d'Isabella et de Gratiot. Elle collecte des fonds, de la nourriture et des contributions en nature pour répondre aux besoins alimentaires d'urgence ; elle coordonne et soutient le travail des gardes-manger de la région ; elle récupère les excédents alimentaires sains qui seraient autrement gaspillés ; elle promeut, encourage et met l'accent sur les programmes d'auto-assistance dans le but d'atteindre l'autosuffisance ; et elle éduque la communauté sur les questions liées à la faim.
Pour en savoir plus sur la Greater Lansing Food Bank, consultez le site greaterlansingfoodbank.org.
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