Donations will be accepted on-line at fh.org or by mail at 1224 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034. For more information, contact Food for the Hungry at 480-998-3100.

WHAT: 
News conference to announce Haiti earthquake relief efforts 

Mayor Phil Gordon, Councilman Michael Johnson and the African-American Leadership Strategic Group will announce local efforts to help earthquake victims in Haiti through local-based international relief agency Food for the Hungry. Haiti is considered the poorest country in the western hemisphere.  Donations will be accepted on-line at fh.org or by mail at 1224 E. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034. For more information, contact Food for the Hungry at 480-998-3100.

WHO:
Mayor Phil Gordon
Councilman Michael Johnson, District 8
Former Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Bilsten
Ben Homan, Food for the Hungry, president and CEO
Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr., sr. pastor, First Institutional Baptist Church

WHEN:
3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14

WHERE:
First Institutional Baptist Church, 1141 E. Jefferson St. (Parking available)

About Food for the Hungry:
Food for the Hungry was founded in 1971 and gave birth to the ministry now at work in more than 26 countries worldwide. Since then, Food for the Hungry has boldly spoken out for and served the poor, sending courageous heroes to help communities transform themselves.