June 5, 2009; Washington, DC.
Contact: Barbara Cooley, Washington Foreign Press Center
Telephone: 202-504-6352; email: cooleyb@state.gov
The Washington Foreign Press Center led a group of ten journalists from around the world on a one-day media tour of the DC Central Kitchen (DCCK). Robert Egger, president of DCKK and a nationally recognized anti-hunger activist and other officials provided an overview of the organization and its mission. Journalists also had opportunities to interview Kitchen students, staff members and volunteers.
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