Hunger Fighters to be honored
Posted on March 14, 2010
At its 13th Annual Recognition Breakfast on Wednesday, March 17, the Emergency Food Network will honor six partners who have made significant contributions in the fight against hunger in Pierce County with the Silver Spoon Award. The event will be held in the Rotunda Room at the University of Puget Sound from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Recipients of the Emergency Food Network's 2010 Silver Spoon Awards include: Tacoma Narrows Rotary Club; Puyallup Tribe of Indians; Brenda Wiest, Teamsters Local 117; Kay Bennett, Retired Crew Supervisor for Washington Corrections Center for Women; and Stew Bowen, Bread of Life, Bonney Lake Food Bank. Each Silver Spoon Award winner will be recognized for their ongoing efforts and dedication to ensure that food is always available for those in need in Pierce County.
In addition to the Silver Spoon awards, the Emergency Food Network will present the David P. Ottey Lifetime Achievement Award to Ruth Velozo, Retired Executive Director of Northwest Harvest from 1970-2001.
Community partners are critical to the Emergency Food Network’s ability to fulfill its mission “to provide a reliable food supply so that no person in Pierce County goes hungry.” In 1998, EFN began distributing Silver Spoon Awards to individuals, businesses, groups, and organizations that significantly donated their time, talents, or resources to help provide food to those in need.
Rising unemployment, housing foreclosures, and the current economic climate are impacting thousands of families in the community, leaving many low-income families with little food in their cupboards and on their tables. Many of these families have turned to emergency food programs to fill the gap in their available food resources. Pierce County food banks report that they are responding to increased visits from individuals needing food and are serving many families that have never used a food bank before.
In 2009, Emergency Food Network distributed over 13.7 million pounds of food valued at more than $18.9 million at no cost to over 60 feeding programs it served. This represents 30 percent increase in pounds distributed over 2008.
For more information or to reserve seats call the Emergency Food Network at (253) 584-1040.
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