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Bristol Sox Partner with Local Food Pantry

August 17, 2012 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Bristol White Sox News Release


Bristol Baseball, Incorporated, operator of the Bristol White Sox, and Feeding America Southwest Virginia, are proud to announce that Sox fans contributed almost $1400 worth of food during last week's food drive during the Sox-Kingsport Mets game.

"Bristol Baseball and the Sox are committed to helping out our community," said Mahlon Luttrell, President of Bristol Baseball, Incorporated and General Manager for the Sox. "We are delighted that our loyal fans turned out with such a great response to this food drive."

Sox fans contributed 221 pounds of food, along with $107 in cash donations.

"Feeding America Southwest Virginia is able to leverage each dollar contributed to provide $9.00 worth of food to feed local needy families," said Nicole Dyer, Product Coordinator & Volunteer Recruiter for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. "Combining the cash and donated food contributed by baseball fans in Bristol, we will be able to supply 598 meals."

Feeding America Southwest Virginia was founded in 1981 and proudly commemorates 31 years of fighting hunger and changing lives through community partnerships. The Food Bank is an affiliate member of Feeding America.

For the last three decades the Food Bank's ultimate mission has remained the same: eliminate hunger in the region. The primary function of the Food Bank is to secure large quantities of food for the hungry.

More than $26 million worth of food and grocery related products are channeled through a network of more than 419 feeding programs (in a 26-county and 10-city region) that provide food or meals to those in need. Visit www.faswva.org for more information or "like" Feeding America SWVA on Facebook..

To encourage fans to support the food drive, the Sox gave away a team autographed bat to one lucky fan. Carolyn Stophel of Bristol was selected at random as the winner of the bat.

For more information on the Bristol Sox, the schedule of home games and professional baseball in Bristol, visit BristolSox.com.



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