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"A Taste of Hunger" opens minds, hearts in the community

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Sunday, November 11th, 2012, 3:18pm

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A view of the banquet hall

Action News 5's very own Joe Birch emceed the event.

A Taste of Hunger speakers and facilitators

Scott Hill (member of Balmoral and former editor at the Commercial Appeal) and Joe Birch

Linda Marks, Interfaith Coordinator at MIFA; Bluma Zuckerbrot- Finkelstein, Director, Planning, Community Relations for the Memphis Jewish Federation;You, The Reverend Carla Meisterman, Pastor/Head of Staff of Balmoral Presbyterian Church; Phil Shannon, member of Balmoral and Chairman of the Board of The Regional Medical Center

Some diners at "A Taste of Hunger" ate peanut butter sandwiches or spaghetti while others enjoyed a more lavish meal.

Let this number wash over you for a moment - 130,000 families in Shelby County now receive food stamps.

Travis Williams, Program Director for the Tennessee Department of Human Services, revealed the astounding number at “A Taste of Hunger,” an effort to address food insecurity in the Memphis area in a new and creative way. Read more in Joe Birch's article here.