6th Annual Hunger Symposium

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6th Annual Hunger Symposium

Nov 22, 2012 - Sean Powers - 0 comments 1400 W Park St, Urbana, IL 61801
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The 6th annual Hunger Symposium on Sept. 18, 2012 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, Ill.
The 6th annual Hunger Symposium on Sept. 18, 2012 at Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana, Ill.
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Listen to excerpts the 6th Annual Hunger Symposium, exploring childhood hunger, hosted Sept. 18 by the Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Speakers included Barbara Fiese, with the University of Illinois’ Family Resiliency Center, Dawn Melchiorre with the No Kid Hungry Campaign and the Illinois Commission to End Hunger, Larry Joseph with Voices for Illinois Children, the Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s Andrea Rundell, and Charleston High School Principal Diane Hutchins.



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