<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">FDN Info <<a href="mailto:info@friendshipdonations.org">info@friendshipdonations.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>For Release: Holiday Food Hubs Make It Easy to Give Fresh Food to Neighbors in Need</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">November 18, 2013 2:26:06 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu">tc-hsc-l@cornell.edu</a>>, Finger Lakes Community Newspapers <<a href="mailto:editor@flcn.org">editor@flcn.org</a>>, "Herald Examiner (PSA)" <<a href="mailto:jcrawford@baka.com">jcrawford@baka.com</a>>, "Ithaca Journal (PSA)" <<a href="mailto:ijnews@gannett.com">ijnews@gannett.com</a>>, Ithaca Times <<a href="mailto:editor@ithacatimes.com">editor@ithacatimes.com</a>>, "Ithaca's Food Web (PSA)" <<a href="mailto:ithacasfoodweb@gmail.com">ithacasfoodweb@gmail.com</a>>, Pennysaver <<a href="mailto:sSibley@tsweeklygroup.com">sSibley@tsweeklygroup.com</a>>, "Tompkins Weekly (PSA)" <<a href="mailto:Jgraney@twcny.rr.com">Jgraney@twcny.rr.com</a>>, WRFI <<a href="mailto:news@ithacaradio.org">news@ithacaradio.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">FDN Info <<a href="mailto:info@friendshipdonations.org">info@friendshipdonations.org</a>><br></span></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">For Release: November 18, 2013</span></b></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">Holiday Food Hubs Make It Easy to Give Fresh Food
to Neighbors in Need </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">ITHACA, N.Y. — Friendship Donations Network’s new
Holiday Food Hubs will make it easy to donate food to those in need in our
community during the holiday season by dropping it off at new, convenient
neighborhood locations. </span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">Unlike other food drives, which collect mostly
canned goods, donors to this drive are encouraged to give fresh, perishable
food — everything from sweet potatoes to cranberries to salad makings.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">There are 2 collection locations: 222 East
Falls Street and 411 North Cayuga Street. Both will accept food donations
<b>Tuesday, Nov. 19, through Tuesday, Nov. 26 </b>and <b>Saturday, Dec.
14, through Monday, Dec. 23. 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM daily.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">Volunteers will transfer food from the hubs to
FDN's facility in the Just Be Cause Center on West State Street to be stored in
the cooler or freezer before being distributed to area food pantries and other needy
recipients. </span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">The idea for the Holiday Food Hubs came from an
FDN volunteer who distributes food to low income housing communities in Ithaca.
She observes the increased need that many people experience during the winter
holiday season. </span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">For the past 25 years Friendship Donations
Network (FDN) has been collecting healthy, nutritious food from area
supermarkets and farms that would otherwise be thrown away and distributing it
to area food pantries. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">The volunteer organization serves 2,000 people weekly
through its hunger relief programs. </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p><div><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Georgia">Friendship Donations Network is available to
accept donations of food 7 days/week. Call 216-9522 to coordinate pickup or
drop off.</span></p>
</div><div><div dir="ltr">---<div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Meaghan Sheehan Rosen, Program Coordinator</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Friendship Donations Network: </font><i><font face="georgia, serif">Rescuing Food, Reducing Hunger</font></i></div>
<div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">607.216.9522 | <a href="mailto:info@friendshipdonations.org" target="_blank">info@friendshipdonations.org</a> | </span><a href="http://www.friendshipdonations.org/" style="font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank">www.friendshipdonations.org</a></div>
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