Top chefs from several Maine restaurants will hold a pizza party and fundraiser at Flatbread Company in Portland on February 10th to benefit Share Our Strength Maine's efforts to end childhood hunger in the state. The event will feature all-you-can-eat pizza, salad and dessert made by chefs Rob Evans, Sam Hayward and Chad Conley. Funds raised will support local organizations that provide food to hungry children, including Good Shepherd Food Bank and Preble Street Teen Center. Share Our Strength Maine works to ensure no child grows up hungry in the state, where 1 in 4 children lacks reliable access to nutritious meals.

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Jan. 21, 2013
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CHEFS THROW PIZZA PARTY TO HELP SHARE OUR STRENGTH MAINE
FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Flatbreads hosts No Kid Hungry Dinner® on Feb. 10
PORTLAND, ME– Top-ranked Maine chefs – Portland’s Rob Evans of Duckfat, Sam Hayward of Fore
Streetand Chad Conley of Gather in Yarmouth –will be showcasing their pizza-making skills for a special No
Kid Hungry Dinner® on Feb. 10 at Portland’s waterfront, organic pizzeria,Flatbread Company.
This evening will be more casual than previous No Kid Hungry Dinners® and families are especially
encouraged to attend. The ticket price includes all-you-can-eat pizza, salad and dessert and children eat free
with an adult ticket purchase. Also participating:Rosemont Bakery, who will be providing salads and East
End Cupcakes.
Across the United States, 1 in 5 children is uncertain where her next meal will come from. In Maine, the
numbers are even more devastating – 1 in 4. Funds raised through the generosity of Maine’s chefs and
restaurants, businesses and individuals, via high-profile events such as the annual Taste of the Nation in June,
Dine Out For No Kid Hungry and the Great American Bake Sale, make a profound impact.
Children who have limited or uncertain access to nutritious food struggle in school, significantly reducing their
chances of success in life. Since its first Taste of The Nation event in 2006, Share Our Strength Maine has
raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for some of the state’s most successful anti-hunger organizations
working diligently to feed hungry children in Maine and beyond. These include the local beneficiaries of the
Feb. 10 No Kid Hungry Dinner: Good Shepherd Food Bank; Preble Street Teen Center; The Opportunity
Alliance; and Cultivating Community.
The evening at Flatbread Companybegins at 5:00 p.m. and will feature a silent auction and live band. No
reservations will be taken and tickets are available both online in advance for $30 and at the door for $35.
Drinks are not included but will be available for purchase.
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2. About Share Our Strength Maine
Share Our Strength is the leading national organization working to make sure no kid in America grows up
hungry. In Maine, where 1 in 4 children is unsure about where their next meal is coming from, our dedicated
volunteers work with community groups and good local programs to catch these children and ensure they have
nutritious food where they live, learn and play. Supported by our generous sponsors – Bill Dodge Auto
Group; Power Pay; Maine Magazine; Stonewall Kitchen; and Hannaford – by our Hunger Partners the
Maine Restaurant Association and Maine Innkeepers Association, and by Maine’s outstanding restaurants and
chefs, we create engaging, pioneering programs like Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation®, Share Our
Strength’s Great American Bake Sale®, Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry: dinners®, Share Our Strength’s
Dine Out®: No Kid Hungry, and Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters®. VisitStrength.org/portlandmeand
facebook.com/SOSMaine to learn more.
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