Skip Lunch, Feed Western Washington on Martin Luther King Day!

President-Elect Obama is calling on Americans to join a day of service on Monday, January 19th to help end hunger in our country. The effort is part of "Renewing America Together" campaign, a partnership with Feeding America, a national network of food banks. Food Lifeline, Washington’s local member of Feeding America and the state’s largest hunger relief organization, is inviting the community to “Skip Lunch, Feed Western Washington” on Martin Luther King Day.

Skip Lunch, Feed Western Washington

Martin Luther King Day (January 19, 2009)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Update: Thanks to the overwhelming support of our volunteers and community, this event is now full and no longer taking signups.  Please consider coming to help out at an alternate time by submitting an inquiry here!

Food Lifeline welcomes the local community to come in during lunch and work to end hunger. Projects will be available for individuals to repack food to send directly to hungry families and individuals in local communities around Western Washington. Volunteers will be working in a warehouse, so need to physically be able to stand on a concrete floor, and must wear sturdy, closed toed shoes.

If you want to participate in "Skip Lunch," but cannot volunteer, visit our Volunteer page to select a different volunteer opportunity, or "Skip Lunch" by donating the cost of your lunch meal to Food Lifeline here. A $10 donation, the cost of an average lunch in downtown Seattle, will provide 50 meals for our community.  The combined contributions from the community are expected to help provide more than 30,000 meals in Western Washington, and Food Lifeline is grateful to those community members who can step in to “skip lunch” to help hungry people.