Willie Nelson to Launch Emergency Relief Effort for Midwest Family Farmers

Willie Nelson to Launch Emergency Relief Effort for Midwest Family Farmers

Farm Aid President to Deliver Initial Relief Funds Saturday to Iowa Grassroots Coalition

Farm Aid President and Founder Willie Nelson will distribute the first grant from the Family Farm Disaster Fund on Saturday, June 21, at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel to the Iowa Grassroots Coalition. The Coalition is a group of farm and faith-based organizations in Iowa working to deliver immediate support to family farmers to quickly get them back on the land.

Farm Aid emergency assistance is supporting local recovery efforts in Iowa and Wisconsin, delivering an initial $10,000 in disaster-relief funds to grassroots organizations. Since the Family Farm Disaster Fund was activated on Wednesday of this week, more than $40,000 has already been donated by individuals and organizations. As money is raised, Farm Aid's focus is to quickly distribute money to affected areas, where it can best benefit farm families.

   WHO: Willie Nelson, president and founder, Farm Aid   Mark Armstrong, farmer, Acoustic Farms (Springville, IA)  

Jerry Rosman, organic farmer and executive director, Iowa Organic Association (Harlan, IA)

Virginia Moser, farmer, Moser's Wildwood Garden (Garrison, IA)

WHAT: Check presentation and press briefing on the impact of flooding on family farms and food supply.

   WHEN: Saturday, June 21, 5:30 p.m.    WHERE: Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, 1504 305th Street, Tama, IA 52339  

Press must RSVP for this event and present media identification to be allowed entry.

Check-in at the front entrance to the Casino Outdoor Arena.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Interviews will be available at the press event and by phone by request. Please contact Brandi Dobbins at (703) 307-8891 to request phone interviews.

Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews host an annual concert to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family-farmed food. Since 1985, Farm Aid has raised more than $30 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the current system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.

Contact: Brandi Dobbins, +1-202-248-5447 (office), +1-703-307-8891 (contact 6/21-6/22), for Farm Aid

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