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United Way WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks Help Fill Young Stomachs

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United Way WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks Help Fill Young Stomachs

Event Highlights Solutions to Hunger


What:  Backpacks filled with food are in many cases the primary meal source to last students through the long weekends between school breakfast and lunch programs. About 100 volunteers will join United Way on Saturday, Oct. 13, to fill bags for area students as part of the WeekEnd Hunger Backpack Program, just one strategy in Valley of the Sun United Way’s goal to End Hunger.

Volunteers and experts will be on site for media interviews and to also encourage supporters to take our UNITE to End Hunger pledge at vsuw.org.  This is not a financial pledge; community members only commit to learn more and spread the word about the importance of ending hunger in our community. 

A recent assessment led by Valley of the Sun United Way and Association of Arizona Food Banks showed that 82,000 households in Maricopa County struggle with chronic hunger. Nearly half include children.  Our goal is to decrease that figure by a third by 2016 – meaning 27,000 fewer hungry homes.

For every pledge taken, the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation will donate one dollar, up to $100,000, to United Way’s work to end hunger.

The media is invited to take photos and video as nonperishable food items are sorted and bags are filled to be distributed at local schools. Volunteers and United Way experts will be available for interviews.

When:  Saturday, Oct. 13 – Anytime between 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Where:  Valley of the Sun United Way, 1515 E. Osborn Road, Phoenix


About Valley of the Sun United Way
Valley of the Sun United Way works to ensure children and youth succeed, end hunger and homelessness and increase the financial stability of individuals and families in Maricopa County. A recent assessment led by Valley of the Sun United Way and Arizona Association of Food Banks showed that 82,000 households in Maricopa County struggle with chronic hunger, meaning that on any given day, they may not know where their next meal will come from.  Nearly half of these households include children and another 20 percent are senior citizen . For more information, visit www.vsuw.org.

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