V.P. GORE TO KICK OFF FIRST EVER NATIONAL SUMMIT ON FOOD RECOVERY
                                                                       

Release No. 0309.97
Media Advisory
                                     Laura Trivers (202) 720-4623


V.P. GORE TO KICK OFF FIRST EVER NATIONAL SUMMIT ON FOOD RECOVERY 

     WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1997--Vice President Al Gore will join
Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and leaders in the nation's fight against
hunger for the first-ever National Summit on Food Recovery and Gleaning next
week in Washington.

     More than 300 people -- some actively involved in fighting hunger and
others wanting to learn more -- will participate in the summit Monday, Sept.
15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16.  Hundreds more are expected to participate at 100
local down link sites around the country.

     The Vice President will address the Summit during the morning session
that begins Monday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on
Constitution Ave. between 12th and 14th Sts. N.W.  

     Glickman will speak following the Vice President's remarks.

     The summit will help expand the growing national movement to use food
recovery as a way of helping the hungry.  Every year more than 96 billion
pounds of food is thrown away -- food that should be recovered to feed the
hungry.

     Co-hosting the Summit with Glickman are Christine Vladmiroff,
President and CEO of Second Harvest; Christina Martin, Executive Director of
Foodchain; Reps. Tony Hall and Frank Wolf, co-chairs of the Congressional
Hunger Center; and Pat Thibodeau, executive director of the Chef and the
Child Foundation.

     The Summit hosts will also address the participants during the Monday
morning session. 

     Summit participants will spend Monday afternoon helping Washington
area food recovery and anti-hunger programs.  The community service projects
include field gleaning at Parker Farms, in Clinton, MD; sorting
nonperishable food items at the Capital Area Community Food Bank; working at
the D.C. Cetnral Kitchen; and delivering recovered foods to Martha's Table,
a congregate feeding site in the area. 

     Tuesday morning there will be a series of hands-on workshops to
address specific aspects of food recovery. 

     A detailed schedule follows.  



SCHEDULE  FOR THE NATIONAL SUMMIT ON FOOD RECOVERY AND GLEANING

Monday, September 15, 1997

Morning Session

10 a.m.   Andrew Mellon Auditorium, 
          Constitution Ave. between 12th and 14th streets, S.W.

          - Remarks from the following:
               Vice President Al Gore
               Agriculture Secretary Glickman
               Rep. Tony Hall, Congressional Hunger Center
               Christina Martin,  Foodchain
               Pat Thibodeau,  The Chef and The Child Foundation
               Christine Vladimiroff, Second Harvest
               Rep. Frank Wolf, Congressional Hunger Center

          - Preview of Public Service Announcement on Food Recovery
     
          - Heroes of Food Recovery Awards

Afternoon Session 

1-4 p.m.  Community Service Projects 
     
          - Parker Farm, Clinton, MD (field gleaning)
     
          - D.C. Central Kitchen
            425 Second St. N.W.

          - Capital Area Community Food Bank
            645 Taylor St. N.E.

          - Martha's Table
            14th St. N.W., between V and W Sts.

Tuesday, September 16, 1997

          - Workshops for summit participants
            USDA's South Building


All events are open to the public and media.

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