• hsm resource fair and "voice of hunger" rally june 2008

HSM Resource Fair and Voice of Hunger Rally with Former Senator George McGovern

Please consider joining us on Thursday, July 17th, 2008 for a fun-filled and informative HSM event at Black Bear Crossings on Como Lake in St. Paul.

Hunger Solutions Minnesota Member Resource Fair
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This is your opportunity to speak one-to-one with many vendors hoping to provide unique and innovative information, resources and/or products and introduce services that will assist you in providing the most efficient, respectful service as possible to hungry Minnesotans. You will also be given the opportunity to “speed date” with key media and legislators. Vendors currently scheduled to attend include:

  • Bremer
  • Children’s Defense Fund-Bridge to Benefits
  • Charities Review Council
  • CIS Wholesale
  • Department of Human Services – Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Emergency Foodshelf Network
  • Hope For the City
  • Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in MN
  • MAP for Nonprofits
  • MN Dept. of Ed. – Summer Feeding Programs
  • MN FoodShare
  • MN School Nutrition Association
  • Nonprofits Assistance Fund
  • Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
  • The Salvation Army
  • University of Minnesota Nutrition Education Programs
  • Weigh-Rite Scale
  • WIC – MN Program

Lunch for Resource Fair Attendees will be provided by HSM from 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Voice of Hunger Rally
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
We will end the day on the promenade of the pavilion, facing Como Lake, with a Voice of Hunger Rally. Our keynote speaker will be Former Senator, Presidential Nominee, and World War II Bomber Pilot, George McGovern. McGovern’s book, The Third Freedom: Ending Hunger in Our Time, discusses the ongoing problem with hunger in our world. Defining it as a political condition, McGovern discusses that it is a greater moral imperative than ever before because for the first time, humanity has the tools and the knowledge to defeat this ancient enemy.

We are very excited to host this great event and hope you will join us. There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Invitations, including a map and places to stay, will be mailed mid-June. Contact Cathy Patterson with any questions at cpatterson@hungersolutions.org.