Moscoso and Frockt lead community volunteer challenge

Last week Reps. Luis Moscoso and David Frockt, along with dozens of their constituents from the 1st and 46th legislative districts and staff from neighboring districts took on Food Lifeline’s “Food Repack Challenge” to fill the shelves of local food banks.

Food Lifeline, the largest hunger relief organization in Washington state, hosted the challenge at its Shoreline Volunteer Center on Thursday, September 8th to kick off Hunger Action Month.

By the end of the event, volunteers had sorted and repacked a combined total of nearly 6,700 pounds, which will provide more than 6,000 nutritious meals for hungry people in their communities.

Food Lifeline's mission is to end hunger in Western Washington by engaging communities and mobilizing resources. Last year, Food Lifeline delivered more than 24 million meals to hungry people through its network of nearly 300 food banks, meal programs and shelters.

To learn how hunger-relief programs fared this year in Olympia, go to Food Lifeline’s 2011 State Legislative Session hunger relief program results.

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