<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><B>Waterloo Region Food Summit</B></DIV>
<DIV><I>What are we doing about the hidden hunger in our community?</I></DIV>
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<DIV>Monday, November 16, 2009, 7-9pm and</DIV>
<DIV>Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 9am-5pm</DIV>
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<DIV>Victoria Park Pavilion, Kitchener</DIV>
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<DIV>Free, but limited seating. <A href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=event_rsvp" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff><U>Registration</U></FONT></A> required.</DIV>
<DIV>Participant honoraria available.</DIV>
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<DIV><I>On November 16-18, 2009, world leaders will be meeting in Rome for the United Nations Food Summit to address the hunger crisis which affects one-sixth of humanity. </I></DIV>
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<DIV><I>At the same time, residents and leaders in Waterloo Region will come together to discuss the challenges to accessing food in our community, share ideas, and decide what to do to address the situation.</I></DIV>
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<DIV><I>Please join us in this important work! To register, click</I> <A href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=event_rsvp" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff><I>here</I></FONT></A><I>.</I></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Program:</B></DIV>
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<DIV><U>Monday, November 16, 7-9pm</U></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Kathryn Scharf</B>, Program Director, The STOP Community Food Centre, Toronto</DIV>
<DIV>-what it's like to live with poor access to food, and what we all need to do about it</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Elbert Van Donkersgoed</B>, Editor,<I> The Locavore News: Perspectives on Good Food and Farming</I></DIV>
<DIV>-how the whole food system needs changing to provide healthy food for us all</DIV>
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<DIV><U>Tuesday, November 17, 9am-5pm</U></DIV>
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<DIV>Presentations on various food programs in existence in Waterloo Region</DIV>
<DIV>Examples of innovative programs from other communities</DIV>
<DIV>Review of existing research on what needs to be done</DIV>
<DIV>Identification of priorities for improving food access in Waterloo Region</DIV>
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<DIV>The Waterloo Region Food Summit is jointly hosted by:</DIV>
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<DIV>The Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable</DIV>
<DIV>Waterloo Region Shares</DIV>
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<DIV>and is proudly supported by:</DIV>
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<DIV>Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank</DIV>
<DIV>The Food Bank of Waterloo Region</DIV>
<DIV>Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre</DIV>
<DIV>K-W Multicultural Centre</DIV>
<DIV>Langs Farm Community Health Centre</DIV>
<DIV>Opportunities Waterloo Region</DIV>
<DIV>Region of Waterloo Public Health</DIV>
<DIV>Region of Waterloo Social Services</DIV>
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<DIV>To register, click <A href="http://www.wrfoodsystem.ca/index.php?p=event_rsvp" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff><U>here</U></FONT></A> or call 519-883-2004 x.5296.</DIV></td></tr></table>