Ninth Annual Miles for Meals

  Take Steps to Help Feed the Hungry

 WHAT:        5K Run and 2 mile walk to raise money and awareness about hunger in Wisconsin

WHO:             Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

WHEN:          September 24, 2011

                      8:30 a.m. Registration

                     10:00 a.m. Run/Walk Begins

WHERE:       Veterans Park, 1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202

WHY:             330,000 people rely on Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for food,

      105,000 of whom are children                           

Milwaukee, Wis. - Join Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for its ninth annual Miles for Meals in Milwaukee on September 24. Take steps to help alleviate hunger for thousands of families in southeast Wisconsin. 

Miles for Meals takes place in Veterans Park along the lakefront. The run/walk will start at the pavilion at the end of Lagoon Drive. The 5K run is certified and timed. The run and the non-competitive walk will follow paths around the lakefront. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the run/walk begins at 10:00 a.m. 

Due to a struggling economy, demand for food is up 21% over the last two years. Participants can help make a difference in Miles for Meals.  Each pledge dollar raised during Miles for Meals provides five meals to hungry people in our community.  Awards will be given after the 5K run based on a variety of categories varying by age, time and gender. The two mile non-competitive walk is not eligible for awards. 

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 330,000 people in eastern Wisconsin rely on food supplied by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin each year.  The food bank is the largest, private, non-profit distributor of food in the state. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin distributes more than 15 million pounds of food annually to 1,000 food pantries, meal programs and shelters throughout eastern Wisconsin.  Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a member of Feeding America, which is consistently ranked as one of the most efficient charities, out of the country’s 100 largest charities, by Forbes magazine.  Since 1982, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin has distributed more than 250 million pounds of food.  To learn more about hunger in Wisconsin, visit www.feedingamericawi.org.