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July 4
Independence Day.
All CFB offices and warehouses
will be closed.
July 7 - Aug. 8
Quassy Amusement Park Food Drive. Donate non-perishable food items for CFB prior to each
performance of the Kenya Safari Acrobats. Admission is free; parking is extra. Vacation Village Resorts Lakeside Theatre. Route 64, Middlebury. For
more information, click here or call 1-800-FOR-PARK.
July 21
City Fest Project '07. Donate food to CFB, and enjoy
a day of free live music and activities. 11 a.m. to sundown. Library Park, Waterbury. For more information, click here.
August 17 - 19
11th Annual State Police Food Drive. At Shaw's
Supermarkets throughout the state. For times and locations, click here.
September 27
"Best of CT" Gala. Sample the best food, beverages
and entertainment in the state, as voted on by Connecticut Magazine
readers. 6:30 – 11 p.m. Foxwoods Resort Casino. Tickets are $65 in advance; $75 at the door. All proceeds benefit Connecticut Food Bank.
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CFB Happenings
Mark your calendar for the event of year: Connecticut Food Bank's "Blue
Jeans Ball" to commemorate 25 years of working with our partners in the community to alleviate hunger. Enjoy entertainment, a silent
auction and dining among the rafters on Saturday, September 29, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at our East Haven warehouse. If you are
interested in being an event sponsor, donating a silent auction item, or receiving an invitation to the "Blue Jeans Ball," contact Julie Rio,
Development Director, at (203) 469-5000, ext. 303, or jrio@ctfoodbank.org.
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Thank you to everyone who took CFB's "Food Stamp Challenge" during the month of June.
Designed to raise awareness about the issue of hunger in our communities, the Challenge also generated press coverage and calls to legislators about
the pending "Farm Bill," which includes federal authorization for the Food Stamp Program (see story below). To read the journals of
participants in CFB's Challenge, click here. To read about "Food
Stamp Challenges" that occured throughout the country, click here.
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Hunger in the News
On June 14th, the 2007 "Farm Bill" that includes nutrition funding cleared the U.S. House of
Representative’s Agriculture Subcommittee with improvements to the Food Stamp Program and emergency feeding system. The bill,
re-authorized every five years, includes $5.4 billion in new investments for the Food Stamp Program (to be renamed the "Secure Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program") and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which provides commodity foods like meat and
vegetables for free to low-income Americans. Part of the new provisions are contingent on financing made available for the Farm Bill reserve fund.
The bill is being considered by the full House Committee before the July 4th recess. For more about the Farm Bill, click here.
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According to a new study, "The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger," commissioned
by the Sodexho Foundation, the 'cost burden' of hunger in the United
States is, at a minimum, $90 billion annually. As the researchers state, "This means that on average each person living in the U.S. pays $300
annually for the hunger bill. On a household basis this cost is $800 a year." Using calculations similar to those of analyzing health care
cost burdens, researchers conclude that by "strengthening existing federal nutrition programs by about $10-$12 billion over current spending," we
could virtually end hunger in our nation. To read about the study and the
methodology used, click here.
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Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is serving up a "Side of Hope." Popeyes' customers, and all hunger-relief
supporters, are encouraged to donate funds through their website. All
funds raised will be earmarked for the purchase of protein-rich Red Beans & Rice, a favorite side dish on the Popeyes menu. 100% of the
donated funds will stay in the donor's local community!
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