Meals From The Heartland MLK Day Kick-Off
January 19, 2009 by Meals from the Heartland
Filed under MftH 2009 News
For immediate release – January 19, 2009
What: In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Meals from the Heartland and Drake University are hosting a kick-off
The 2009 Drake men's basketball team showed up for the event and helped us package in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
event for the 2009 food packaging effort. Drake athletes and Wells Fargo Diversity Group employees will package food to be provided to those in need in central Iowa.
Who: Meals from the Heartland, Drake University and Wells Fargo employees.
Where: Drake Knapp Center
When: Monday, January 19, 2009
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Welcome/Videos
10:20 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. MLK Day/2009 Overview
10:25-10:30 2009 Dates and Goals
10:30-Noon Meal Packaging
Why: In September 2008, more than 12,000 Meals from the Heartland volunteers packaged 4 million meals that were shipped and delivered to starving Haitians. The effort resulted in a groundswell of Iowa pride, not only among the thousands of Iowans who volunteered for the event, but also in the hearts and minds of people nationally and internationally who became aware of the effort. Meals from the Heartland will be holding the same event in September 2009, with the goal of meeting or exceeding 4 million meals. The partnership with Drake to help kick-off the year is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’”
