The statewide effort will encourage Marylanders to “Be a Voice”
to end hunger throughout September
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Food Bank will partner with the Maryland State Police (MSP) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) to kick off the fourth annual statewide Hunger Action Month food drive with a special volunteer event at the food bank’s Baltimore headquarters on Wednesday, August 31. MSP and MDOT executives will spend the morning sorting donated items on the food bank’s conveyor belt to help raise awareness for the month-long collection effort and the need for donations.
Throughout September, which is nationally known as Hunger Action Month, Marylanders will have the opportunity to donate nonperishable food items at a variety of events across the state. From Hagerstown to Salisbury and various counties in between, MSP and MDOT representatives will be out in full force to collect food donations for Marylanders in need. The full list of events can be found at www.mdfoodbank.org/hunger-action/food-drive-drop-events/. Additionally, individuals who can’t make it out to these events can use the food bank’s virtual food drive platform to donate food online at https://fooddrive.mdfoodbank.org/msp and https://fooddrive.mdfoodbank.org/mdot.
The centerpiece of Hunger Action Month is the food bank’s Be a Voice Campaign, which encourages Marylanders to spread the word about the issue of hunger by snapping speech bubble selfies and sharing them via social media. Information about the Be A Voice Campaign is available online at
www.mdfoodbank.org/hunger-action-month.
WHAT: Hunger Action Month Kick-Off Volunteer Event
WHEN: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - 9:00 a.m.
WHERE: Maryland Food Bank - 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
WHO: Colonel William M. Pallozzi, Superintendent, Maryland State Police
Gregory Johnson, Administrator, State Highway Administration
Meg Kimmel, Chief External Affairs Officer, Maryland Food Bank
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Contacts: Elena Russo, Maryland State Police: 410-653-4236, elena.russo@maryland.gov
Valerie Burnette Edgar, State Highway Administration: 410-545-0303, VBurnetteEdgar@sha.state.md.us
Joanna Warner, Maryland Food Bank: 410-737-8282 x220, jwarner@mdfoodbank.org