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Conroe, Texas-July 22, 2011 The Montgomery County Food Bank has several key events taking place within the next 45 days and wanted to offer notification and the ability to respond.

July 30-The Smurfs Movie
The Grand Theater in Conroe will host a festival with games, face painting, fun-jumps, and prizes for kids. Montgomery County Food Bank will collect food donations. Bring non-perishable food. Free admission to the festival from 2pm-5pm.

September is Hunger Action Month with all food banks affiliated with Feeding America participating. Everyone is asked to take action to fight hunger in their community all month long. Whether it’s by advocating and raising awareness, making donations, or volunteering, individuals can find the way that works for them to make a difference during Hunger Action Month.

The MCFB invites each municipality in Montgomery County to participate in a county-wide food drive to reinforce the commitment to end hunger in our county. The friendly competition will generate public awareness and interest in the fight to end hunger in Montgomery County. The municipality that collects the most food will receive the “Community End Hunger” award. Winner of the Community End Hunger Award will be honored in a press release in October. There could not be a more important time to commit to doing everything we can to fight against hunger as many Texans are still struggling in this recovering economy. 1 in 4 children in Texas is food insecure and does not know where there next meal may be coming from or when the meal will be. The Montgomery County Food Bank distributes to 49 agency pantries throughout Montgomery County to fill 30,000 requests for food monthly. 40% of the requests are children and 10% are elderly on fixed incomes.

An informal kick-off meeting will take place on Monday, August 15th at 10:00AM at the Food Bank, located at 111 s. 2nd Street in Conroe. Details of the Hunger Action Month Food Drive will be discussed and collateral will be available for distribution. A Hunger Action Month Food Drive would be a strong statement showing your commitment to this issue and would encourage other residents and volunteers who so generously make our work possible.

Sept 10-Shred All Event
The community can bring boxes of documents to be shredded to the MCFB. Each box will be a $10 donation. 9am-12noon at 111 S. 2nd Street in Conroe.

Sept 15- Shoot Out Hunger in Montgomery County
Do you crave hunting? Satisfy your appetite with Skeet! Individuals and teams of 4 can sign up for the Shoot Out Hunger event that will be at the Conroe Shooting Club (formerly the Gun Emporium) on FM 2854. The inaugural tournament will start at 8:00am with teams participating in both sporting clays and skeet shooting. Registration includes a catered lunch, awards, and a silent auction. If you haven’t seen the 10 new stations available for sporting clays, you don’t want to miss what owner Emmett Kelly views as a peaceful and beautiful place hidden in Conroe! Sponsorships and registration information available at www.MontgomeryCountyFoodBank.com or call 936.539.6686