"Chain of Giving" Kicks off Thanksgiving Turkey Drive at The Greater Boston Food Bank.Boston-Area Notables to Help Unload the First of the 35,000 Turkeys the Food Bank Will Distribute This ThanksgivingCothe Most Ever BOSTON -- The Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Food Bank WHAT: On Wednesday, November 8that 10:00 a.m. The Greater Boston Food Bank will ask dozens of its friends and supporters from the political, business, sports, entertainment and culinary worlds to come together to create its first ever "chain of giving" to help unload the season's first major shipment of turkeysConearly 3,0000. This year The Food Bank hopes to distribute the most turkeys everCoa record-breaking 35,000Coa seventeen percent increase over last year's distribution numbers. The Food Bank's turkey drive will run from Wednesday, November 8, through Tuesday, November 21, and will reach out to the residents of eastern Massachusetts for their support. Every $10 donation will help provide a 12-to-14 pound turkey to a family in need this Thanksgiving. Donations can be made on line at www.gbfb.org WHO: Mayor Thomas M. Menino; U. S. Congressman Michael Capuano; Jimmy Tingle; Jacque Francona, Dan and Betsy Nally - founders of Turkeys4America; Executive Vice President Barry Berman of Stop & Shop; Bob Gallery, Massachusetts state president for Bank of America
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WHEN: Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 10:00 - 11:00 am WHERE: The Greater Boston Food Bank 99 Atkinson Street, Boston, MA VISUAL: A "chain of giving" made up of Boston-area notables and others unloading a tractor trailer load of 3,000 turkeys and handing the turkeys down the line for storage in the Food Bank's freezer. ABOUT THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK The Greater Boston Food Bank distributes more than 25 million pounds of food annually to more than 600 hunger-relief agencies in a dedicated partnership to end hunger in eastern Massachusetts. The Food Bank serves 83,000 people each week. Established in 1981, The Food Bank celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. For more information about The Greater Boston Food Bank, visit www.gbfb.org or call 617-427-5200. |
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