Warriors Al Harrington to "Feed the Children" on March 14th in Oakland
Al Harrington, Golden State Warriors Forward, to Provide Gifts of Free Food to Needy Families. 1,200 Children and Families Will Receive Free Food and Personal Care Items.
Oakland, CA, March 12, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Golden State Warriors forward Al Harrington is teaming up with international hunger relief organization Feed The Children to provide 1,200 needy Oakland families with boxes of food and personal care items. The recipient for the Oakland food drop will be the Allen Temple Baptist Church (8501 International Blvd) on Wednesday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m.
Feed The Children partner agency Allen Temple Baptist Church has pre-identified all 1,200 families who will each receive a 25 pound box of food and a box of personal care items.
“I feel as a professional athlete, it is my responsibility to give back to the communities that support me,” said Harrington. “Working with Feed The Children and Allen Temple to feed 1,200 families is an incredible honor and I look forward to the experience.” Al further states, “There are so many hungry families that can’t afford to feed their children and I am glad to be able to help. I am also making plans to do a similar event in New Jersey during the off season.”
“We are so happy to be able to get the chance to work with Al Harrington,” said Larry Jones, president and co-founder of Feed The Children. “He is a role model to many and what better way to set a great example than by helping thousands of needy families. We thank Al for his support and for working with us to help change the lives of thousands of families today.”
Founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. The mission of Feed The Children is to deliver food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. In FY 2005, Feed The Children shipped more than 183 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally, supplementing more than 1,463,065 meals each day. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in need in 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.
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Feed The Children partner agency Allen Temple Baptist Church has pre-identified all 1,200 families who will each receive a 25 pound box of food and a box of personal care items.
“I feel as a professional athlete, it is my responsibility to give back to the communities that support me,” said Harrington. “Working with Feed The Children and Allen Temple to feed 1,200 families is an incredible honor and I look forward to the experience.” Al further states, “There are so many hungry families that can’t afford to feed their children and I am glad to be able to help. I am also making plans to do a similar event in New Jersey during the off season.”
“We are so happy to be able to get the chance to work with Al Harrington,” said Larry Jones, president and co-founder of Feed The Children. “He is a role model to many and what better way to set a great example than by helping thousands of needy families. We thank Al for his support and for working with us to help change the lives of thousands of families today.”
Founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. The mission of Feed The Children is to deliver food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. In FY 2005, Feed The Children shipped more than 183 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally, supplementing more than 1,463,065 meals each day. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help those in need in 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.
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