Made in Oklahoma Coalition and Regional Food Bank to host “Eat Up” to fight childhood hunger

The Made in Oklahoma (MIO) Coalition and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will host an “Eat Up” event from 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 at the Regional Food Bank’s Volunteer Center.

The event will provide an opportunity for Oklahomans to meet and “Eat Up” food prepared by Good Egg Dining Group, a member of the MIO Coalition. Oklahoma’s own Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson Faram and Project Runway’s Johnathan Kayne will greet guests for autographs and photos. Sen. Andrew Rice will also be in attendance to help celebrate this local initiative.

April is Made in Oklahoma month, and the MIO Coalition has set a goal to sell 1 million paper towel rolls by the end of the month. A portion of the sale of MIO paper towels supports the Regional Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids program, which provides nearly 8,000 chronically hungry elementary school children with a backpack filled with nutritious, kid-friendly food on weekends and holidays throughout the school year.

Attendees can purchase MIO paper towels for $2 to play a round of paper towel bowling and be entered to win an MIO gift basket valued at $150. If they make a strike, they win an additional free entry in the raffle.

The event is open to the public, and the first 100 attendees will receive a Made in Oklahoma goodie bag, which includes MIO coupons, a Tastefully Oklahoma cookbook and information about the coalition and the Regional Food Bank. The event will also include giveaways of gift cards to Good Egg Dining Group restaurants, including Red Prime Steak, Iron Starr BBQ and Cheever’s Restaurant.

For more information, visit www.miocoalition.com.

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About Made in Oklahoma (MIO) Coalition

The MIO Coalition promotes brand awareness and consumer loyalty for Oklahoma food products through collective marketing for the purpose of increasing sales, maintaining business retention and expanding Oklahoma's food processing sector. The MIO Coalition represents more than 30 Oklahoma food manufacturers that employ 20,000 Oklahomans statewide. The coalition is supported by both private and public funds. For more information, please visit www.miocoalition.com.

About the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that acts as a link through which the food industry and community may donate food and other goods. The products are then distributed to more than 700 elementary schools and charitable feeding programs in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. In the last fiscal year, the food bank distributed more than 28.5 million pounds of food and product to help the charitable community effectively feed people in need. Since its inception in 1980, the food bank has distributed 321 million pounds of food to feed Oklahoma’s hungry.

To learn more about the Regional Food Bank, visit www.regionalfoodbank.org.

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