Don't forget that September is Hunger Action Month. This is a very worthwhile cause with the Atlanta Community Food Bank so please participate in our virtual food drive if you have not done so. Click here to donate now!
Staggering facts about hunger in community:
Staggering facts about hunger in community:
- Approximately 4.5 million different people receive emergency food assistance from the America's Second Harvest system in any given week.
- 36.4% of the members of households served by the A2H National Network are children under 18 years old.
- 8% of the members of households are children age 0 to 5 years.
- 10% of the members of households are elderly.
- 36% of households include at least one employed adult.
- 12% are homeless.
- 42% of clients served by the A2H National Network report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
- 35% had to choose between paying for food and paying their rent or mortgage.
- 32% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care.
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FACT: 93 cents of every dollar donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank goes directly to services in our community to help fight hunger. Thanks for doing this!
If you’re looking for a great opportunity for a wine tasting, Georgia Aquarium invites you to be a part of our fourth annual wine tasting event, AquaVino. Georgia Aquarium’s AquaVino event is on October 29, 2009 from 7-10 p.m. This year’s event invites guests to “Sip, Savor and Sea” the wonders of the ocean. Exclusively for one night, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy more than 200 wines and 30 of Atlanta’s best restaurants. All proceeds from the event support the Aquarium’s state-of-the-art veterinary services facility through the Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health. Please visit http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/aquavino for more information.
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