Church Donation Helps Feed Five Thousand in an Effort to Help Homeless and Low-Income Families Living in Hunger

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Kent, Wash., June 23, 2005 – Hopelink, the largest human-services agency on the Eastside, serving homeless and low-income families in east and north King County, will be the recipient of a large food donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' "Feed the Five Thousand" project.
More than 50 volunteers and church members will pitch in to help work at a corn canning event, on Saturday, June 25, 2005 for "Feed the Five Thousand". Some elected officials will be attending the event and rolling up their sleeves to help with the canning of more than 9,000 cans of corn beginning at 9:30 am this Saturday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Cannery in Kent, located at 1412 West Morton Street.

Those attending will include Ross Hunter, 48th District Representative; Toby Nixon, District Representative; Jeffrey Possinger, Mayor of Duvall; Gerald Cattin, Duvall City Councilman; and Don Gerend, Mayor of Sammamish.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church members from the cities of Redmond, Carnation, Duvall and Sammamish are sponsoring the "Feed the Five Thousand" project to help in the fight against hunger and poverty. In addition to the large donation of corn, over 3,000 pounds of other food has been collected over the past three weeks. All of the food from this donation will be distributed to hungry families visiting Hopelink’s food banks in Redmond and Carnation.

"This generous food donation will go a long way in helping Hopelink provide healthy food to the homeless and low-income families who are hungry in our community," said Doreen Marchione, executive director for Hopelink.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Media Contact
Marcia Bean, Public Relations Coordinator for LDS
Phone: 425.890.1451

About Hopelink
Since 1971, Hopelink has served homeless and low-income families, children, seniors and people with disabilities in north and east King County by promoting self-sufficiency for all members of our community and helping people make lasting change. Hopelink assists people with meeting their needs for food, shelter, homelessness prevention, family development and stabilization, transportation and adult literacy skills. For more information on Hopelink and its services, call 425.869.6000 or visit www.hope-link.org.

Media Contacts
Denise Stephens, Public Relations Specialist, office: 425.869.2440, denises@hope-link.org
Glen Miller, Communications Manager, office: 425.869.6025, cell: 206.790.5410, glenm@hope-link.org