PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- MEDIA ADVISORY --
WHAT: M. Night Shyamalan will pay a visit to more than 30
excited children tomorrow to introduce a new organic food
program, which will provide organic milk, orange juice,
and yogurt to the low-income children, who attend the St.
Philip's Kids Cafe and summer camp.
The program is a result of Shyamalan's and the Food Bank's
belief in the importance of providing needy children with
the most healthy and nutritious food possible, so that
they can learn, grow and thrive.
This generous effort will be made possible through the M.
Night Shyamalan Foundation, headquartered in Berwyn,
Horizon Organics in Denver and Neshaminy Valley
Distributors in Warminster, PA.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 2 at NOON
WHERE: St. Philip's United Methodist Church Kids Cafe
F & Tioga Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19134 (Entrance on
Tioga)
DETAILS: St. Philip's is a participating Greater Philadelphia
Food Bank feeding program that operates children's
programs year-round and serves approximately 300 meals
a month to more than 70 children, ages 6 through 12.
The program, comprised mainly of children from immigrant
families, focuses on literacy and writing as well as
homework help, tutoring, math, reading enrichment and
social skills.
The Greater Philadelphia Food Bank's Kids Cafe network
currently has a total of 20 Kids Cafe locations
throughout the five-county surrounding area.
Distributing 9.5 million pounds of food a year to nearly
800 feeding programs, the Greater Philadelphia Food Bank
is the largest provider of donated food to non-profits in
southeastern Pennsylvania. In its 22-year history, the
Food Bank has distributed more than 150 million pounds of
food. For more information visit
www.greaterphiladelphiafoodbank.org
The Greater Philadelphia Food Bank company logo is available at: http://media.primezone.com/prs/single/?pkgid=360-0-