Expanding opportunities for the world's children to receive adequate nutrition for learning and achieving their potential.
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Julie Burke
301.686.3133
gcnf@schoolnutrition.org
February 27, 2012
The Global Child Nutrition Foundation to Host Gala Event, Mon. March 5
Amb. Tony Hall, Exec. Dir. of the Alliance to End Hunger, to be honored.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – The Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) is pleased to announce the 9th annual “A Possible Dream” Gala to be held on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:00pm at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. The evening will honor champion of global child nutrition, Ambassador Tony P. Hall, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger.
Distinguished guests and speakers scheduled to attend are: Ambassador Tony P. Hall, Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Dr. Rajiv Shah, and the Honorable Dan Glickman. Anita Brikman of WUSA 9 News Now will emcee.
The annual “A Possible Dream” Gala honors outstanding champions of child nutrition. Each year, three awards are granted: the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition; the School Nutrition Association (SNA) Industry Member of the Year; and the SNA Director of the Year. Over 500 executives come together—from industry, SNA, international NGOs, the U.S. Congress, USAID, USDA, and other key agencies working to reduce hunger—to network and exchange ideas. The Gala raises awareness of global hunger and helps GCNF to build sustainable school feeding programs in developing countries.
The Gala is to be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC from 7:00 – 9:00pm EST. For additional information please visit www.gcnf.org, or contact Julie Burke at 301.686.3133 or gcnf@schoolnutrition.org.
GCNF is a USA based, 501 (c) (3) international foundation dedicated to helping countries develop and operate sustainable school feeding programs. Established in 2006 as the international arm of the School Nutrition Association (SNA), GCNF provides technical assistance and training to support the development of community-based school feeding programs that respond to nutritional needs of children, local cultures and community values. The GCNF Board of Directors, representing both domestic and international leaders in child nutrition, provides global perspective and policy guidance for directing resources to most effectively assist countries with policy and program development.
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On Thursday, February 2, GCNF President Gene White participated in a panel discussion with Tom Daschle (former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress); Jo Luck (former CEO of Heifer International); and James Borel (Executive Vice President of DuPont) on Global Food Security hosted by DuPont at the Newseum in Washington, DC. The aim of the discussion was to address the critical issue of achieving global food security with a focus on specific and measurable goals to address food security issues. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow moderated this panel of distinguished experts.
More information and a recording of the panel discussion can be found at: foodsecurity.dupont.com.
