Hunger Awareness Week Kickoff
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre recognizes national Hunger Awareness Week
MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: A week long initiative to highlight Hunger Awareness in Canada
WHEN: Monday, September 18th at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre
Hunger Awareness Week is about raising awareness of the solvable problem of hunger in Canada.
During the week of September 18-22, food banks across Canada will tell their story to the public to raise awareness about the urgent needs in their communities.
At the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, hunger affects students, seniors, working families, and individuals from all walks of life. Of the 22,000 people the organization sees each month, almost half are children.
During the week the organization is offering special tours that highlight the work of the food bank and sharing the many ways people can get involved. The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre would also like to ask for the community’s support by helping raise 25,000 lbs in the following weeks.
The SFBLC is proud to welcome Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS) as the lead sponsor of the week. Karen Wasylenko, President of HSAS will be available on site for media interviews, to speak to their involvement in this critical initiative.
Karen Wasylenko, HSAS President: “The Food Bank programs include initiatives that teach and share the many facets of healthy living, growing and preparing food, eating well and staying active. HSAS Professionals understand the critical role that useful education and true prevention have on an individual’s ability to thrive. Knowledge is Power. There is a natural fit between the goals of the Food Bank and the work of HSAS Professionals.”
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre invites the media to come down and find out why hunger is a solvable problem, and what the SFBLC is doing to make a difference.
Laurie O’Connor, Executive Director of the SFBLC, is looking forward to the week: “It is so important to take the time to raise awareness of hunger and poverty in our city and in communities across Canada. Together, we are so much stronger. Raising awareness is the first step in building the partnerships that can strengthen our community and change the world.”
Media Contacts:
Laurie O’Connor, Executive Director
Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning
P (306) 664-6565 I C (306) 370-6998
E laurie.o@saskatoonfoodbank.org
Dawn Brown, Communications Officer
Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
P (306 ) 955-3399 E dawn@hsas.ca