Project Hunger 500 is underway! We left Birmingham, Alabama for Washington, D.C. on Sunday and made great time (considering most people were off the roads, watching the Super Bowl). Monday and Tuesday were a huge success, talking to Congressmen from Alabama, as well as meeting with the wonderful folks at the World Food Program USA and Friends of the World Food Program. We kicked off the Hunger 500 run today with great excitement from the steps of the Capital building. An enormous thanks goes out to all those that met us at the launch, especially the brave runners from Georgetown who joined Joe for the first 5 miles!
Our our fearless team consists of Joe, our determined runner, Rick, Joe's dad who flew in from California, Daphne, Joe's wife, and Leslie, both a friend and a classmate of Joe's from UAB. Leslie is a founding member of Universities Fighting World Hunger and continues to be instrumental in working with outside partners along the run who want to get involved with our goals. If you have any questions on how to contact The Hunger 500 Team, please email Leslie at leslieloyd@gmail.com. Check out our first day video for a closer look!
Joe-YOU ROCK!
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