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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

The Face of Hunger



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From: David Kashdan <DSKashdan@charter.net>
Date: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Kingsport Blog] Christmas Celebrations
To: Jeff Fleming <kingsportblog@gmail.com>


Dear Jeff,
 
During the holiday season, your readers might be interested in this 7-min video called, "The Face of Hunger."  It is about Kingsport's Hunger First, a store that provides food and necessities to Kingsport's poorest citizens.  Hunger First specializes in helping those who fall through the cracks of other programs.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dT6Y-kubT8

Readers might also be interested to know that the interviews in the video were filmed this past summer by graduating Dobyns-Bennett High School senior (Ben Kashdan), who is now double-majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Public Administration at Elon University.  He recently completed the video to help Hunger First with their fund-raising efforts.

David Kashdan


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