BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TALKING POINTS (For Use In Media Interviews On Atlanta Radio Stations)

MISSION The Atlanta Community Food Bank’s mission is to fight hunger by engaging, educating and empowering the community. ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

• The Atlanta Community Food Bank distributes food and products to more than 750 community-based, nonprofit partner organizations in 38 counties in North Georgia such as nursing homes, childcare centers, and Meals-on-Wheels.

• The Food Bank distributes more than 15 million pounds of food and

products every year to the region.

• The Atlanta Community Food Bank was founded in 1979, and has been serving the community for over 25 years.

• To get involved or for more information, visit www.ACFB.org or call

404-892-FEED.

• For every dollar donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank, 95 cents goes directly back to the community to help fight hunger.

KEY MESSAGE POINTS

• The face of hunger is diverse and transcends the barriers of race, sex, age, cultural background and religion.

• Every $1 contributed to the Food Bank translates into $6.30 worth of

goods and services that are invested back into the community.

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SPRINGSTEEN-PAGE TWO STATISTICS

• One out of every six Georgia children is at risk of going hungry at some point each month. (Children’s Defense Fund)

• Some 3.5 million households obtained emergency food from food pantries, churches, or food banks one or more times in 2003. (USDA, 2004)

• 17.1% of children in Georgia are living in poverty:

approximately 365,406 children (US Census Bureau).

• 13.5% of senior citizens in Georgia are living in poverty, approximately

100,000 seniors (U.S. Census Bureau).

• One out of four people living in Fulton County are living in poverty

(US Census Bureau). ABOUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S COMMITMENT TO FIGHT HUNGER AND POVERTY

• For years Springsteen has supported the Atlanta Community Food Bank and other food banks around the country.

• The Atlanta Community Food Bank will have a table set up to

distribute literature and collect monetary donations to fight and end hunger during Springsteen’s Devils & Dust concert in Atlanta on July 23.

• Springsteen is the most prominent member of WHY’s Artists Against

Hunger & Poverty Program (AAHP).

• WHY is a nonprofit organization co-founded by the late singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, and radio talk show host Bill Ayres.

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ATLANTA BRAVES PITCHER JOHN SMOLTZ TALKING POINTS (For Holiday Television Interviews)

OVERALL MESSAGE Monetary pledges and donations to help the hungry from the Strike Out Hunger

baseball fundraising campaign for the Atlanta Community Food Bank are at an all-time

high even though baseball season ended early this year for the Atlanta Braves.

KEY MESSAGE POINTS

• I pledge $100 for each strike-out I achieve during the season as a part of an annual fundraising effort with the Food Bank titled Strike Out Hunger. This year’s totals reached $21,100 compared to last year’s totals of $16,900. The fundraising campaign is actually doing the best it’s done in the campaign’s history.

• This year’s autograph sessions at Turner Field yielded more than 10,000 pounds of food opposed to approximately 9,000 pounds garnered last year. The sessions allow supporters to bring any given item from home for me to personally autograph in exchange for 20 cans of food or $20.

• Purchases of special collector’s items offered online on the Food Bank’s

website ACFB.org. have also sky-rocketed. Items--including autographed limited-edition photographs, baseballs, official Smoltz Braves Jerseys and gloves range from $25 to $1,500.

• Help fight hunger and get your holiday gift items by donating to the Atlanta

Community Food Bank’s Strike Out Hunger program. Fans who donate will receive the following autographed items:

John Smoltz photo - $25 donation Baseball Cap - $75 donation Baseball - $150 donation Official Glove - $325 donation

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SMOLTZ TALKING POINTS—PAGE TWO Official Smoltz Braves Jersey - $1,000 donation All of the above – $1,500 donation To receive your items before the holidays call 404-892-FEED, ext. 1256.

• Fans can participate in Strike Out Hunger not just during the holidays, but also

during baseball season. There are three ways to get involved:

⇒ Make a donation on-line and receive your personally autographed items in the mail.

⇒ Bring 20 cans of food or $20 dollars during baseball season to specially

selected Braves Home games and I will personally autograph one sports item brought by each fan.

⇒ Mail a check or money order for your personally autographed items to Strike

Out Hunger, 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318 and receive autographed items in the mail.

• All canned food and money benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which

serves more than 800 hunger-relief agencies in 38 counties in metro Atlanta and North Georgia

• At present, the Atlanta Community Food Bank is in need of donations of all

kinds – both monetary and food. GEORGIA HUNGER AND POVERTY STATISTICS

• More than one million Georgians are living in poverty. This is the equivalent of more than 20 sold out games at Turner Field (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003).

ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank annually distributes more than 23

million pounds of food to more than 800 community-based hunger-relief organizations

in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank

leads seven distinct community-building projects: Atlanta’s Table, Community Garden

Initiative, Hunger 101, Hunger Walk/Run, Kids in Need, Product Rescue Center and

The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK). For more information about the Food Bank,

call (404) 892-3333 or visit www.ACFB.org.

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WALMART/SAM’S CLUB – AMERICA’S SECOND HARVEST PARTNERSHIP TALKING POINTS

Beginning March 1st America’s Second Harvest and Wal-Mart will be launching an in-store promotion and advertising effort, Solutions To End Hunger, to help raise money and awareness for the network of food banks around the country. The promotion will include paper icon puzzle pieces that will be sold to customers during check out at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores. The target goal for the endeavor is $10 million dollars: $5 million will be raised from customer support and Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs will match $5 million. KEY MESSAGE POINTS

• This is a new relationship that was created through America’s Second Harvest in Chicago, Illinois.

• America’s Second Harvest and food banks across the country

have a history of partnering with large retail grocers for salvage product, nutritious food, and assorted items. Since Wal-Mart is the largest grocer in the country, it is a natural choice for America’s Food Bank Network to create this new relationship.

• The Atlanta Community Food Bank has partnerships with almost

every major grocery company in America. These partnerships support those in need and help provide hundreds of thousands meals and groceries to low-income people in Metro Atlanta and throughout North Georgia.

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WALMART TALKING POINTS—PAGE TWO • The collected funds will be distributed through an America’s

Second Harvest grant process that will allow food banks across the country to access funds for:

⇒ Nutritious food programs ⇒ Backpack programs (a program that provides supplement

food when children in need are away from school) ⇒ Agency sustainability programs (which help strengthen the

hunger-related initiatives of nonprofits) • To ensure the safety of all of our food, we always inquire about

safe-food handling practices and food quality, but we don’t seek information about the specifics and details of internal business and human resource policies.

• So many organizations, grocers, and corporations believe it is

important to reach out to their community. We are always humbled and grateful for all of the help and support we have received to help assist Georgia’s more than 1 million children, elders and working poor who are living in poverty.

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ACFB STAFF TALKING POINTS

CALLS, VISITORS AND INFO REGARDING HURRICANE KATRINA

(Please note the following will instructions are subject to change daily, please check daily for newly distributed information)

WHAT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IS DOING IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE KATRINA ACFB, as a member of America’s Second Harvest, has joined GEMA (Georgia Emergency Management Agency), The United Way, DFACS, the American Red Cross, and several of our partner agencies to support disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast area. The most immediate use of our assistance will be to help the thousands of people evacuating from the Gulf Coast who are using Atlanta area hotels, colleges, hospitals, and homes for what could be months of temporary shelter and food assistance. ACFB will continue to distribute food and other donated products to more than 750 nonprofit partner agencies that assist low-income Georgians, serving 38 counties across North Georgia. WHERE TO DIRECT EVACUEES OR VICTIMS HERE IN ATLANTA REQUESTING FOOD OR SUPPORT Direct all walk-in visitors needing food or assistance to Antioch Baptist Church North, 466 Northside Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, phone (404) 527-5796. The front desk receptionist and CS staff will also have a handout with the most updated listing of new shelters and/or food assistance locations. WHERE TO DIRECT CALLERS AND VISITORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CASH DONATIONS, FOOD DONATIONS OR HOLD A FOOD DRIVE FOR HURRICANE KATRINA: For callers or visitors seeking information about where to make cash donations, food donations or hold a food drive in support of Hurricane Katrina victims, direct them to visit www.ACFB.org or call the special hotline at 404-419-1738. WHERE TO DIRECT WALK-IN VISITORS WITH FOOD DONATIONS Direct all walk-in visitors with food donations to the main lobby. Barrels will be available there for small donations. Larger donations will be referred to the Receiving Dock. WHERE TO DIRECT WAL- IN VISITORS WITH CASH DONATIONS Call the Marketing Department or Development Department to receive any cash donations from walk-in visitors. PRC SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ON WALK-IN VISITORS WITH CASH DONATIONS Please contact the Product Rescue Center Manager for special instructions regarding any cash donations made during the evenings or Saturdays thru the Product Rescue Center (PRC). WHERE TO DIRECT CALLS OR INQUIRIES FROM THE MEDIA Direct all media (television, radio, newspaper) calls to Natasha Daniels, Communications Manager at ext. 1254 or 678-553-6010.

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ATLANTA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION FOOD A THON 2007 TALKING POINTS

(For Television Media Interviews) OVERALL MESSAGES Food A Thon is a massive annual food drive coordinated by the Atlanta Apartment Association to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The theme is “Space Out Hunger.” Currently AAA represents more than 1,400 members, consisting of 400 companies managing approximately 320,000 apartment homes and more than 1,000 businesses that provide products and services to the multi-housing industry.

⇒ For the last 5 months metro area apartment communities supported this initiative benefiting the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

⇒ You can still contribute to the drive after Oct. 18th by dropping

off any donations at the Atlanta Community Food Bank, 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318

⇒ Every $1 contributed to the Food Bank translates into $8.25 worth of goods and services that are invested back into the community.

⇒ At present, the Atlanta Community Food Bank is in need of donations of all kinds – both monetary and food. The drive helps the food bank provide for the holidays as well as

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helps continue the work they do in the community everyday.

⇒ In 2005, The Atlanta Apartment Association raised $610,324 and more than 260,000 pounds of food.

⇒ This is the 21st year that the Atlanta Apartment Association has

conducted this initiative

⇒ Visit www.foodathon.org for more information

⇒ Food-A-Thon is an annual community service project of the Atlanta Apartment Association.

⇒ The Atlanta Community Food Bank’s mission is to fight

hunger by engaging, educating and empowering the community

⇒ Food-A-Thon is the single most significant contribution made to

a charitable organization by the Atlanta Apartment Association.

⇒ The Atlanta Community Food Bank distributes hundreds of thousands of pounds of groceries each month to more than 800 community-based, nonprofit partner organizations including:

Food Pantries Head Start Programs Childcare Centers Nursing Homes Meals-On-Wheels Residential Treatment Centers Night Shelters Community Kitchens

⇒ And Other Service Programs ⇒ Visit www.ACFB.org for more information or call 404-892-

FEED.

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ATLANTA APT. ASSOCIATION-PAGE THREE KEY MESSAGE POINTS

• Food and financial donations benefit underprivileged residents in the Food Bank’s 38-county service area in metro Atlanta and Northwest Georgia.

• The Food Bank serves as a distribution hub that allows

organizations in the community to have access to nutritious foods and other needed products.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

• The Food Bank began in 1979 as an emergency food provider in the basement of the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Atlanta.

• The Atlanta Community Food Bank is one of Atlanta’s largest

nonprofit organizations.

• Most needed items include:

Peanut butter canned fruits and vegetables canned tuna chunky soups canned tuna and salmon macaroni and cheese dinners cereals Dried milk and juices

• In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank leads seven major

projects: Atlanta’s Table, The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK), the Community Gardening Initiative, Kids In Need, the Product Rescue Center, Hunger 101 and the Hunger Walk/Run.

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TALKING POINTS FOR EVIAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. PRESIDENT ERIC LEVENTHAL

(For Press Conference and Check Presentation with Atlanta Community Food Bank Executive Director Bill Bolling)

OVERALL MESSAGES

⇒ In honor of National Hunger Awareness Day, Evian dedicated the

entire month of June towards raising awareness about the issue of

hunger in Georgia, while bringing together more than 30 area

restaurants to support this cause.

KEY MESSAGE POINTS:

• This initiative brought attention to not only the year-round needs of

Georgia’s working poor and senior citizens, but also brought

awareness to the issue of summer hunger. Every summer, many of

Georgia’s children go hungry when school is out.

• Evian’s generous donation will allow for the purchase of an Atlanta’s

Table special truck. (AT truck will be parked out front during the

media event as a visual for photographers)

• The Food Bank was in need of monetary donations to begin

updating and/or replacing the current fleet of trucks. These

trucks are special temperature-controlled vehicles that

carefully collect and transport donated food.

• Atlanta’s Table began in 1987, to address problems of local hunger

and wasted prepared food in the Atlanta Food-service industry.

• Atlanta’s Table receives excess prepared food from hotels,

restaurants, caterers and corporate dining facilities.

• Atlanta’s Table is one of the first projects of its kind in the nation.

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HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON FEEDING CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER

ATLANTA (March 16, 2006) -- The House Education Committee will be voting

on House Bill 1098 next week. The small bill has giant implications for Georgia’s low-

income children–it will make sure they have food to eat during the summer months when

out of school.

During the school year, more than 1.7 million Georgia children receive subsidized

breakfast and lunch. Low-income children are eligible to receive free or reduced cost

meals at school. While federal funding exists for a companion program during the

summer, currently only 1 in 17 eligible children receive the meals.

One of the intriguing aspects of this bill is its bipartisan support in the midst of a

contentious year between state Republicans and Democrats. Rep. Fran Millar (R-Dekalb)

underscored the logic of the broad support for the bill, “It’s about feeding kids, for Pete’s

sake.” A legislative subcommittee of nine Republicans and five Democrats unanimously

passed the Bill on to the Education Committee. Four Republicans and one Democrat

signed as the bill’s original sponsors

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“Every summer the requests from low-income parents to local church pantries

skyrocket,” said Dr. Kathy Palumbo, Community Services Director of the Atlanta

Community Food Bank. “The provisions of this bill will accomplish a number of things:

feed hungry children, draw down millions of federal tax dollars, help employ school food

service workers during the summer and provide business to grocers and farmers.”

There are 18 counties, which have no summer Food Service Programs, and

141 counties with programs that could use help expanding access and participation.

Sponsors of HB 1098 hope the legislation will increase both. Rep. Kathy Ashe noted,

“We did the same thing with the School Breakfast Program about 10 years ago. Georgia

went from 48th in the nation to 8th in the nation. We can accomplish the same outcome

with the Summer Food Service Program.”

The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administer Georgia’s

Summer Food Service Program. It is projected that by raising the daily participation rate

to 40% of the eligible children, the state could recoup as much as $7 million during the

month of July alone.

For more information link to the bill:

www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb1098.htm)

For more information about the Summer Food Service Program, see:

www.summerfood.usda.gov or

www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/programs/sfsp/htm;

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MEDIA ALERT

HUNDREDS GATHER FOR FOOD PARADE ON THURSDAY

--Apartment Association’s 21st Annual Food Drive Culminates In Celebration and the

Donation of More Than the Equivalent of 1.5 Million Pounds of Food for the Holidays-- VISUALS/ INTERVIEW OPPS: A parade including a three-mile long line of decorated floats, trucks and cars; space ships; corporate apartment officials dressed in Space Costumes, as Mr. Spock and other Star Trek characters; DJ’s from Project 9.6.1 radio station; more than 500 people from housing communities throughout Metro Atlanta. Bill Bolling, executive director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Atlanta Apartment Association officials.

WHO: The Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA), the multi-family housing trade association for the Atlanta metro area. Currently AAA represents approximately 1,400 members, consisting of 400 companies managing more than 320,000 apartment homes and more than 1,000 businesses that provide products and services to the multi-housing industry. WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 10 a.m. to 12 noon WHAT: “Space Out Hunger” the 21st annual Atlanta Apartment Association’s Food Drive. The drive includes more than 1 million metro area apartment residents, apartment companies, community employees, and vendors who compete against one another to raise the most awareness, funding, canned food, and nonperishable items. WHERE: The Atlanta Community Food Bank 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., NW Atlanta, GA 30311 (Not to be confused with 732 Joseph E. Lowery, S.W.) WHY: An effort to raise food and funding for those in need in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia for the upcoming holiday season. ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank provides food and other donated products to more than 800 nonprofit partner agencies in Atlanta and North Georgia. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank has a number of community-building projects including Atlanta’s Table, Community Garden, Hunger 101, Hunger Walk/Run, Kids In Need, Product Rescue Center and the Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK). For more information about the Food Bank and its ongoing projects, call (404) 892-FEED or visit www.ACFB.org.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:

Natasha Daniels (678) 553-6010, office

natasha.daniels@ACFB.org

KEVIN RATHBUN’S NEW STEAKHOUSE TO HOST ‘SUPPER CLUB’ EVENT IN HONOR OF HUNGER AWARENESS DAY

ATLANTA (May 1, 2007) — One of Atlanta’s upcoming dinner hot-spots will soon be

launched at the end of the month by renowned Chef Kevin Rathbun in the Inman Park

neighborhood. Although the innovative steakhouse hasn’t officially opened its doors, Rathbun

has already planned to lend a helping hand to the hungry in Atlanta by hosting a popular

fundraising event at his restaurant called Supper Club.

Supper Club, a special benefit that takes place around town every month at various

restaurants, will be held on Tuesday, June 5, at Kevin Rathbun Steak restaurant. The evening

will be one of many events going on throughout the city in honor of Hunger Awareness Day (a

national observance). To get involved, supporters can simply have dinner at Kevin Rathbun

Steak on June 5. At the end of the night, the restaurant will donate 20 percent of the overall

proceeds to Atlanta’s Table, a program at the Food Bank.

Kevin Rathbun Steak is located a block from his other two restaurants Rathbun’s and

Krog Bar. The new location, designed by Johnson Studio of Atlanta, holds 180 seats, a wine

cellar and tower, an open kitchen, and two private dining rooms. “I wanted to be [located] in a

neighborhood, but still have the feel of a big city,” said Rathbun.

Supper Club was created informally in the late 1990s to celebrate the partnership

between Atlanta’s Table and Atlanta’s hospitality community. Atlanta’s Table provides

approximately 40,000 pounds of prepared food for Atlanta’s hungry each month. The Supper

Club event allows diners the convenience of enjoying meals at some of Atlanta’s hottest

restaurants while supporting their community.

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“I am excited about partnering with Kevin Rathbun once again in this effort,” said Daphne

Hill, marketing and projects director for the Food Bank. “Kevin’s restaurants have been hosts of

Supper Club before and the evenings were always a resounding success! His support and

national reputation makes a powerful statement about the importance of the Food Bank in Metro

Atlanta.”

To make reservations for “Supper Club,” call 404-524-5600. The restaurant is located at

154 Krog St., Ste 200, Atlanta, GA 30307. For more information or to receive a monthly invite to

Supper Club visit www.ACFB.org/events/supper_club or contact Daphne Hill at 678-553-5996 or

daphne.hill@ACFB.org . Supper Club is sponsored by Ethic Inc., Jezebel magazine,

TrendCRM, and 92.9 dave fm.

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Media Contact: Natasha Daniels, Public Relations Manager

Natasha.daniels@acfb.orgOffice: 678-553-6010

Cell: 678- 789-4255

CANNED FOOD SCULPTURES TO HELP ATLANTA’S HUNGRY

Atlanta (August 1, 2007)—Atlanta design teams consisting of local contractors,

engineers, designers and architects, will convert commonplace canned food into

amazing, larger-than-life sculptures in a national competition event entitled

CANSTRUCTION. This special exhibit will be held for one week only, Friday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 16, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily at the Underground Atlanta (located at 50 Upper Alabama Street SW., Atlanta, GA 30303.)

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This free event exhibits thousands of pounds of canned goods constructed into

striking, architecturally-designed sculptures. The various design teams are required to

use nothing but cans, tape, cardboard, rubber bands, string, Plexiglas and wire, to

create sculptures of everything from castles to cartoon characters.

Assembly of the colossal sculptures will take place, Thursday, Nov. 8, from 6 to

9:30 p.m. at Underground Atlanta, in a timed, seven-hour period.

Following the seven-hour build-out of the structures a select panel of

prominent Atlanta jurors will name winners in eight categories, including Best

Use of Labels, Best Meal, and Best Structural Ingenuity. Winners will be announced

Friday, Nov. 10 from 7-9 p.m. in a special gala. Atlanta’s CANSTRUCTION winners

will be entered into a national competition.

Concluding the competition, gala and weeklong showcase, all of the canned

food will be donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The Food Bank will then

distribute the nonperishable food to more than 100 nonprofits in Metro Atlanta and North

Georgia including child-care facilities, senior centers, shelters and food pantries.

The event will be organized by The Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of

Architects (AIA Atlanta), the Atlanta Society for Design Administration and is sponsored

by The Kroger Co., Here to Serve Restaurants and Underground Atlanta Hotel.

For more information about CANSTRUCTION or the Atlanta Community Food

Bank, please call Natasha Daniels at 678.553-6010. Also visit www.canstruction.org,

www.ACFB.org, or www.aiaatlanta.org.

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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Natasha Daniels 678-553-6010

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ART-CHITECTURE AND GOODWILL JOIN FORCES AT ‘CANSTRUCTION’

CANSTRUCTION event showcases extraordinary structures, Benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank

ATLANTA (October 17, 2005) – Atlanta architects, engineers, contractors and designers have joined creative forces to help fight hunger in a national competition, appropriately titled CANSTRUCTION—an event that showcases extraordinary, larger-than-life, colorful sculptures—held Friday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 18, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily in the main atrium at Colony Square in Midtown. The free, community event exhibits approximately 40,000 pounds of canned goods constructed into beautiful, architecturally designed sculptures. Using nothing but cans, tape, cardboard, rubber bands, string, Plexiglas and wire, the participating teams will erect sculptures of everything from castles to cartoon characters. The CANSTRUCTION competition allots competing design teams just seven hours on Thursday, Nov. 10, to construct winning structures that possibly will consist of thousands of individual cans per structure. Following the seven-hour build-out of the structures on Friday, Nov. 11, a select panel of prominent Atlanta jurors will name winners in eight categories, including

Best Use of Labels, Best Meal and Best Structural Ingenuity. Winners will be announced that evening (Friday, Nov. 11) from 7-9 p.m. at a special Gala Celebration surrounded by the colossal sculptures, in the main atrium at Colony Square. Concluding the competition, gala and weeklong showcase, all of the canned food is donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The Food Bank will then distribute the foods to Metro Atlanta and North Georgia child-care facilities, senior centers, shelters and food pantries. “The industry professionals involved are putting their vision and talents to good use with a very creative effort to fight hunger in our community,” said Atlanta Community Food Bank Executive Director Bill Bolling. “ CANSTRUCTION is truly a ‘feast for the eye!’ “It’s a fun exhibit that helps a serious cause in our community,” said Stephen Moon, chairman of the CANSTRUCTION. “Architects, designers, engineers and students have devoted their time, resources and efforts to participate in a creative way of fighting hunger in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.” Atlanta’s CANSTRUCTION competition is part of a national community project of the design and construction industries. The event is being organized by The Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Atlanta), the Atlanta Society for Design Administration and is sponsored by The Kroger Co., Here to Serve Restaurants and Sheraton Midtown Atlanta Hotel at Colony Square. For more information about CANSTRUCTION and the Atlanta Community Food Bank, please call Natasha Daniels at 678.553-6010. You can also visit www.canstruction.org, www.ACFB.org, or www.aiaatlanta.org.

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SMOLTZ’S STRIKE OUTS SCORE WINNING FUNDRAISING SEASON FOR THE FOOD BANK

ATLANTA (October 24, 2006)—Monetary pledges and donations to help the hungry from

John Smoltz’s baseball fundraising campaign for the Atlanta Community Food Bank are at an all-time

high even though baseball season ended early this year for the Atlanta Braves.

Each year, Smoltz personally pledges $100 for each strike-out he achieves during the season as

a part of an annual fundraising effort with the Food Bank titled Strike Out Hunger. This year’s

totals—which should have been affected by the Braves’ early postseason exit—reached a whooping

$21,100 compared to last year’s totals of $16,900.

“We have surpassed our goal in pledges already!” said Holly Royston, marketing and

promotions manager for the Food Bank. “Last year’s totals went all the way through the holiday

season, yet this year we’ve already had the best fundraising season in the program’s history.”

Another successful facet of this year’s Strike Out Hunger campaign includes the autograph

sessions at Turner Field featuring Smoltz. The sessions allow supporters to bring any given item from

home for Smoltz to personally autograph in exchange for 20 cans of food or $20. The numbers are up

for this aspect of the campaign too. This year’s autograph sessions hosted by the Atlanta Braves

Foundation yielded more than 10,000 pounds of food opposed to approximately 9,000 pounds garnered

last year.

The third component of the Strike Out Hunger campaign involves special collector’s items

offered online by Smoltz at the Food Bank’s website ACFB.org. Purchases of items--including

autographed limited-edition photographs, baseballs, official Smoltz Braves Jerseys and gloves ranging

from $25 to $1,250--have also sky-rocketed. “We are looking forward to an extra push in pledges

from Smoltz and Braves fans for his collector’s items as gifts for the holidays,” said Royston.

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Collector’s items will be available through the holiday season on the food bank’s website, in

ChopTalk Magazine, and by calling the Strike Out Hunger hotline 404-892-FEED, ext. 1246.

To date, Smoltz’s efforts have raised more than $300,000 since the campaign began in 1997

and more than 80,000 pounds of food to help those in need in North Georgia.

For almost a decade, Smoltz’s commitment to fight hunger and support the food bank has

furthered the organization’s mission. It has also garnered him national recognition for his community

service as the 2005 recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente award, an honor presented to a major

league baseball player during the World Series for an individual who combines outstanding play on the

field with devoted work in the community.

“The Strike Out Hunger program has provided a community awareness tool that supports the

food bank’s more than 800 nonprofit organizations, including after-school programs, food pantries,

and soup kitchens,” said Janice Reece, director of marketing and projects.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank annually distributes more than 23 million pounds

of food to more than 800 community-based hunger-relief organizations in Metro Atlanta and North

Georgia. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank leads seven distinct community-building

projects: Atlanta’s Table, Community Garden Initiative, Hunger 101, Hunger Walk/Run, Kids in Need,

Product Rescue Center and The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK). For more information about

the Food Bank, call (404) 892-3333 or visit www.ACFB.org.

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16th ANNIVERSARY YOM KIPPUR FOOD DRIVE PLANS TO EXCEED LAST YEAR’S EFFORTS

ATLANTA (July 31, 2006) – More than 30 Atlanta area

synagogues, schools, and community centers will join to donate

canned goods and nonperishable food to the Atlanta Community

Food Bank on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, Sunday, Oct. 1.

The total pounds donated in this annual drive are estimated to

surpass last year’s achievement of 33,726 pounds.

During this effort, many of Atlanta’s Jewish residents will

unite to further the call of Isaiah (to share bread with the hungry)

by donating to the Atlanta Community Food Bank for the

appropriately title d food drive, Operation Isaiah.

Operation Isaiah was founded in 1990 by one of the

city’s oldest and largest-member synagogues, Ahavath Achim.

Since then, the annual food drive has progressed into a citywide

opportunity for Jewish residents to celebrate one of the most

solemn periods in the Jewish calendar through giving and

sacrifice.

Throughout its sixteen-year history, Operation Isaiah has

provided more than 500,000 pounds of food for the Food Bank.

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FASTING & REFLECTION … ? Beginning with Rosh Hashanah and

ending with Yom Kippur – or the Day of Atonement – the High Holy Days mark the most solemn period in the Jewish calendar.

? Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New

Year – marks the day when all are judged for the coming year; begins at sundown Oct. 3.

? Yom Kippur marks when the judgment

is sealed. Yom Kippur is a 25-hour period of fasting that begins this year at sundown Oct. 12 and ends at nightfall Oct. 13.

? Kol Nidre, a prelude to the Day of

Atonement, emphasizes Jewish fellowship and the sense of human inadequacy and prepares Jews for the soul-cleansing Day of Atonement.

? A listing of service times and other information for the High Holy Days can be found on the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta's Web site, www.ShalomAtlanta.org.

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“Operation Isaiah is an incredible gift to all people at risk of going hungry. Not only does it raise an

amazing amount of food donations, this campaign also nurtures the spirit of our community and unites neighbors of

Metro Atlanta as they care for one another,” said Bill Bolling, the food bank’s executive director and founder.

Families and individuals observing the High Holy Days begin their personal fasts by donating bags of

nonperishable foods to the Food Bank. Collected foods are then distributed to more than 800 partner nonprofit

organizations in Atlanta and North Georgia that help feed children, elderly citizens and working poor families who

otherwise might go without food.

Ahavath Achim continues to generate the highest level of contributions in the city under the leadership of

the synagogue’s Community Action Committee.

For more information or to obtain bags/barrels for your location, please contact Julia Blackmon at

the Food Bank at 404.892.FEED, Ext. 1227, or Julia.blackmon@acfb.org.

LAST YEAR’S CONTRIBUTORS

The 15th anniversary of Operation Isaiah held last year brought in 33,726 pounds of food and

nonperishable items from thirty-nine gracious participants. These synagogues, schools, and community centers

included:

Ahavath Achim Synagogue; Atlanta Jewish Community Center; MJCC Zaban Branch;

Atlanta Jewish Federation; Congregation Ariel; Congregation Bet Haverim;

Congregation Beth Jacob; Congregation Beth Shalom; Congregation Beth Tefillah;

Congregation B’nai Dorot; Congregation B’nai Israel; Congregation On B’nai Torah;

Congregation Dor Tamid; Congregation Etz Chaim; Congregation Or Hadash;

Congregation Or Ve Shalome; Congregation Shearith Israel; Grennifield Hebrew Academy;

Lev shalem Havurah; Shema Yisreal; The Temple; Temple Emanu-El; Temple Beth Tikvah;

Temple Beth David; Temple Kehillat Chaim; Temple Kol Emeth; Temple Shir Shalom;

The Epstein School; Torah Day School; Yeshiva; Young Yisreal; Walton High School;

Gesher Torah; Shaari Shamayin; The Davis Academy; Hillels of Georgia;

Hillels of Georgia (Atlanta); and The William Breman Jewish Home.

For the 16th anniversary of Operation Isaiah, the Food Bank looks forward to expanding the number of

charitable donators and participating synagogues, schools, and community centers.

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ABOUT THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food Bank provides food and other donated products to more

than 800 nonprofit partner agencies in Atlanta and North Georgia. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank

has a number of community-building projects including Atlanta's Table , Community Garden, Hunger 101, Hunger

Walk/Run, Kids In Need, Product Rescue Center and The Atlanta Collaborative Kitchen (TACK). For more

information about the Food Bank and its ongoing projects, call (404) 892-3333 or visit www.ACFB.org.

PHOTO OPP

On Oct. 1 at 6 p.m., more than 1,400 Jewish families, children and elders from metro Atlanta will arrive at

Ahavath Achim Synagogue carrying huge boxes and grocery sacks of food and other non-perishable items for

donation to the Food Bank.

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