NORTHERN VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND CORPORATIONS READY TO STOP HUNGER NOW THIS SATURDAY
June 11 Event in McLean Set to Package 150,000 Meals in One Day

McLEAN, VA (June 7, 2011)�More than 600 Northern Virginia volunteers have one goal this Saturday: to package 150,000 meals to help in the international fight to end hunger.

WHO:

Members of the Rotary Clubs of McLean, Tysons Corner and Dunn Loring-Merrifield

Students, parents and administrators from McLean, Langley and Marshall high schools and The Potomac School as well as several middle and elementary schools

Members of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Lewinsville Presbyterian Church; the McLean Islamic Center; Temple Rodef Shalom and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Military veterans from American Legion Post 270

Local Girl Scouts troops and players from McLean Little League

Elected officials

WHAT:
More than 600 volunteers will package 150,000 meals to benefit Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid to countries around the world. More than 30,000 people die of hunger-related causes every day, according to the nonprofit organization.

As part of the effort, the day-long meal packaging event, the event organizers are looking to raise $37,500�or 25 cents a meal�from individuals, organianizations and corporations to help eradicate hunger. Corporate sponsors include Chain Bridge Bank, Deloitte, West Financial Services and Applied Predictive Technologies.

Individuals, organizations and corporations interested in becoming sponsors or volunteering should call 703.790.5319 or email

WHEN:
Saturday, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with meal-packaging shifts beginning at 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in addition to a clean-up shift at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
1545 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA
WHY:
The June 11 event will mark the second time meal-packaging event in McLean in less than a year. In November 2010, the Rotary Club of McLean, along with McLean and Langley high schools and Luther Church of the Redeemer, as well as several McLean area service organizations and companies recruited more than 500 volunteers to assemble 100,000 meals.

McLean Rotarian Bob Hahne, the event organizer for the November 2010 and June 2011 activities, learned about the Stop Hunger Now meal-packaging event while attending the Rotary District 7610 (Northern Virginia) Conference in April 2010. He and his wife, Barb, worked with dozens of other Rotarians to package 20,000 meals.

For media inquiries:
Alan Greilsamer
703.201.2508