FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 27, 2017) – The Secretary of State’s office is joining the
Legal Food Frenzy, a collaborative effort to raise funds and collect food for
Kentucky food banks, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Monday. The
organizing partners are Grimes’ office, the office of Attorney General Andy Beshear,
the Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and the Kentucky Association of
Food Banks.
“One in four Kentucky children don’t always know where their next meal will come
from,” said Grimes. “We must do better. That’s why during the Legal Food Frenzy I
will be calling on the more than 200,000 businesses that make up the Commonwealth’s
business community to make sure Kentucky’s food banks have the resources they need
to prepare for a busy summer.”
Grimes is encouraging Kentuckians who wish to donate to the Legal Food Frenzy to
bring canned goods and non-perishable food items to her office at the State Capitol.
The Legal Food Frenzy is designed as a friendly competition among law firms, legal
offices and law schools across the Commonwealth with an aim to raise 600,000 pounds
of food or $150,000. The drive runs March 27 through April 7.
Grimes has been a champion for solving Kentucky’s hunger issues since she took
office in 2012 and before she was elected to public office. She is a longtime
volunteer at the Salvation Army, serving the Thanksgiving meal at her local service
center every year. She also has served on the board of God’s Pantry Food Bank in
Lexington.
This fall, the Secretary of State’s office is partnering with the Kentucky
Association of Food Banks for the first annual Commonwealth of Kentucky Bowl food
drive, Grimes announced recently. The drive will be held amongst Kentucky businesses
and community organizations to help food banks at an important time of need – just
before the holidays.
“Kentuckians who don’t have the worry of when they will eat their next meal or how
they will feed their family have a duty to help ensure no one else in Kentucky has
those worries,” said Grimes.
More information about the Legal Food Frenzy is available at
KyFoodFrenzy.com<http://kyfoodfrenzy.com/>.
