[Health_Education_Promotion] Invitation to Kaiser Permanente Healthy Food Access Food Day Event - Oct. 24, 2011

[Charlene.A.Mcgee at kp.org]

Invitation to Kaiser Permanente Healthy Food Access Food Day Event 
SAVE THE DATE: Monday October 24th 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Kaiser Permanente is celebrating Food Day on October 24th by partnering 
with Zenger Farm to recognize the grant recipients of our Healthy Food 
Access funding initiative.  We cordially invite you to attend and 
participate in this event both as a way to celebrate the great work 
happening in our communities and to network with new and existing 
community partners involved in healthy eating initiatives.  Please feel 
free to share this invitation with interested partners and colleagues.

Kaiser Permanente’s Food Day celebration will: 

·       Recognize the community organizations whose work will be supported 
by Kaiser Permanente’s Healthy Food Access grant funds
·       Provide the Kaiser Permanente grantees an opportunity to share how 
the funding will impact families in our region
·       Provide informal networking opportunities for grantees and 
community partners involved and interested in healthy food access
·       Celebrate the bounty of the season on an urban farm

The schedule of events will be as follows:

·       Opening & welcome from Kaiser Permanente Senior Leadership 
·       Remarks by Oregon’s First Lady, Cylvia Hayes 
·    Announcement of Kaiser Permanente Healthy Food Access Grantees
·       Stories from 2-3 Kaiser Permanente Healthy Food Access grantees 
about how grant funding will have tangible, on-the-ground, impact on 
families.  This will include stories from community members impacted by 
grantees work.
·       Informal networking opportunities and Zenger Farm guided and free 
tours
·       Healthy and locally-sourced refreshments

What: Kaiser Permanente’s Food Day Event to recognize Healthy Food Access 
Grantees
When: Monday October 24th; 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Where: Zenger Farm 
            11741 Southeast Foster Road 
             Portland, OR 97266-4014

Who: Healthy Food Access Grantees, Community organizations and members 
interested in and involved in healthy eating work; selected elected 
officials; Kaiser Permanente staff. 

For questions about the event contact Kaiser Permanente staff, Rachel 
Burdon at rachel.e.burdon at kp.org.

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Charlene A. McGee
Community Initiatives Coordinator
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Kaiser Permanente
Community Benefit
500 NE Multnomah St, Ste 100
Portland , OR 97232
503-813-3519 (office)
49-3519 (tie-line)
503-813-4235 (fax)
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