2017 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy Kicks Off In Savannah

 
 

The President of the State Bar of Georgia, Pat O’Connor and President of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, Jennifer Mock will be at America’s Second Harvest on Thursday, April 6 at 10am to launch the 6th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide food and fund drive competition among Georgia lawyers and firms. Quentin L. Marlin, Esquire of Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams and past-president of the Board at America’s Second Harvest has accepted the role of Chair for the Coastal Georgia region of the Legal Food Frenzy. Mr. Marlin stated, “The Legal Food Frenzy is a great campaign to collect much needed funds and food products for our community. It is always great to see the members of the Savannah Bar step up for this worthy cause and competition.”

The goal of the “Georgia Legal Food Frenzy” is to raise food and funds for Georgia’s eight regional food banks, which work with more than 2,400 partner agencies and pantries to distribute more than 140 million pounds of food annually in all 159 counties in Georgia. In Coastal Georgia alone, more than 155,000 people are at-risk for hunger and more than 56,000 are food insecure children. Seniors with special dietary needs and larger households are increasingly turning to food pantries for help due to the economic distress of family members. The food and funds collected locally from this drive will be donated directly to America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia to fight hunger in our area.

“This drive occurs at just the right time to provide the food we will need to meet the demands of our summer feeding programs,” stated food bank Executive Director, Mary Jane Crouch. One in six children in Coastal Georgia relies on school lunch for a meal each day. Summer can leave children and their families worrying if they will get enough to eat. No school means no lunch and that’s where Second Harvest’s Summer Feeding program steps in to provide upwards of 165,000 meals to children during the summer months.

All attorneys in Georgia, law firms, solo practitioners, and public sector offices are encouraged to participate. The office which raises the most food and funds statewide will be awarded the Attorney General’s Cup. Awards will also be given to the winners of several different categories. Registration is now open and the competition runs April 17 – 28.

Additional details and registration instructions can be found at www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org.

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