The Cincinnati, Ohio, Freestore Foodbank's annual "Taste of the NFL" event on June 1 this year featured 1,500 paper bags specially printed by Duro Bag filled with prizes for the event. This is the only annual event at which all of the Cincinnati Bengals players and the coaches are in attendance. Proceeds help fund 11 million pounds of food given to the area poor each year.
Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWeb) June 1, 2007 -- This year, attendees at the "Taste of the NFL" event sponsored by the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank are walking away with prizes contained in specially printed paper grocery bags supplied by Duro Bag (http://www.durobag.com). Each year, The Freestore Foodbank hosts a variety of community events including the popular "Taste of the NFL" -- the only NFL sanctioned local event where all of the Cincinnati Bengals players and the coaches are in attendance.
Nationally known as an outreach effort to help fight hunger on the part of NFL teams across the country, the Cincinnati "Taste of NFL" celebrity dinner party June 1st in Paul Brown Stadium sold out well in advance of the event. Always a great party, the 2007 theme is "Live and Let Fry" with a dinner-by-the-bite format prepared by some of the finest chefs in the area. All proceeds generated locally are to benefit The Freestore Foodbank.
As most of the Foodbank's food is distributed to clients in grocery bags, paper grocery bags are an enduring signature symbol for The Freestore Foodbank. For the "Taste of NFL" event, Duro Bag was invited to print and provide 1,500 special grocery bags for the event with the "Live and Let Fry" tag lines, flaming artwork and additional corporate sponsorship logos. The paper bags will be used for distributing prizes at the event and ongoing promotional purposes for the mission of the Foodbank.
The Freestore Foodbank of Cincinnati, Ohio, distributes 11 million pounds of food each year to approximately 500 nonprofit member agencies in 20 counties throughout Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana. The products are a lifeline of support for thousands of low-income families in the region. Member agencies include soup kitchens, emergency food pantries, nonprofit schools, day care centers, homes for the elderly and therapeutic treatment facilities serving low-income clients. These agencies benefit from the Foodbank's ability to locate, reprocess, salvage or purchase food at a low cost.
National and local companies donate additional food to the Foodbank regularly which may be a result of negative test markets, mislabeling, over-production, or off-specification production. By donating, companies keep products out of landfills while helping to feed hungry people. Charles Shor, president and CEO of Duro Bag, is committed to projects demonstrating environmental sustainability and was delighted to be an event partner for "The Taste of NFL -- Live and Let Fry" celebrity party to help combat hunger. For more information on becoming a part of this outreach effort visit www.tasteofthenfl.com or www.freestorefoodbank.org.
About Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing, Company.
Founded in 1953, Duro Bag is the largest manufacturer of paper bags in the world. A family owned company, with Charles Shor as President and CEO, Duro is based in Ludlow, Kentucky. Duro has 12 plants manufacturing bags in the United States and Mexico. Producing over 20 billion environmentally friendly paper bags per year, Duro supplies most of the largest grocery and retail chains with a wide variety of wholesale paper bag products. For more information, visit http://www.durobag.com
CONTACT Tim May
1 Duro Way
Walton, KY 41094
(859) 581-8200
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