Country Music Recording Artist Phil Vassar to Participate in Second Harvest Heartland Donation Drive

Country Music Recording Artist Phil Vassar to Participate in Second Harvest Heartland Donation Drive

Vassar to collect food and funds at Cub Foods as part of Hunger Action Month

 ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ --    WHAT:   Second Harvest Heartland, Minnesota's largest hunger relief           organization, is holding a food and funds donation drive as part           of Hunger Action Month, a nationwide effort during the month of           September designed to encourage individuals to take action to help           end domestic hunger.    WHO:    Country music recording artist Phil Vassar will make a personal           appearance and will take action against hunger himself by           accepting donations of food and funds on behalf of Second Harvest           Heartland. Vassar has teamed with Feeding America, the nationwide           food bank network, to serve as the spokesperson for Hunger Action           Month.    WHERE:  Cub Foods           14075 Highway 13           Savage, Minnesota    WHEN:   Sunday, September 21           2:00 - 3:00   Phil Vassar appearance           2:00 - 4:00   Donation drive             **Those unable to attend the donation drive are encouraged to           visit http://www.2harvest.org/ to make a donation and learn about           additional ways take action against domestic hunger or visit Cub           Foods, where customers can round-up their grocery bills through           September 27 with the proceeds benefiting Second Harvest           Heartland.    MORE:   The need to support hunger relief in Minnesota is increasingly           important. Last year, there were about 482,000 Minnesotans in           poverty, up 60,000 from 2006, and 1.9 million visits to Minnesota           Food Shelves, up 100,000 from 2006. Second Harvest Heartland is           the Upper Midwest's largest hunger-relief organization, with a           mission of ending hunger through community partnerships. Second           Harvest Heartland serves 59 counties in Minnesota and western           Wisconsin. A total of 34.5 million pounds of grocery products were           distributed last year to more than 1,000 nonprofit member agencies           and programs, including food shelves, soup kitchens, shelters,           senior centers and children's after-school programs. For each           $1 donated, Second Harvest Heartland can distribute more than           $9 worth of grocery products for those in need. For more           information, visit http://www.2harvest.org/ or call 651.484.5117.  

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CONTACT: Patty Gibbs of Patty Gibbs & Company PR, +1-651-653-7302,
patty@pattygibbscompany.com, for Second Harvest Heartland

Web site: http://www.2harvest.org/

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