JFS / SOVA Warehouse Grand Opening Features Food Talk

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE'S SOVA FOOD PANTRY WAREHOUSE GRAND OPENING TO FEATURE PANEL DISCUSSION ON FOOD AND HUNGER ISSUES

Panel to include Abby J. Leibman, Susan Feniger, Michael Flood, Evan Kleiman, Rick Nahmias

WHEN:    

Thursday, November 29, 2012

6:00pm dinner, tours, music; 7:30pm panel discussion 

WHERE:

JFS { SOVA Warehouse 6605 Odessa Ave., Van Nuys

For tickets, donation information and event sponsorship packages, please contact Carol Bar Or at (818) 988-7682

WHAT:

Jewish Family Service's SOVA Warehouse Grand Opening

Event Chairs: Sarah Aftergood, Chuck Hurewitz (co-chairs, JFS { SOVA Leadership Committee)

Dinner, tours, music and panel discussion

WHO:

Panel discussion moderator:  

Abby J. Leibman, President and CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Panel

discussion participants:

Susan Feniger – chef, restaurateur (Border Grill, Susan Feniger's STREET), cookbook author, radio and television personality 

Michael Flood – President/CEO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

Evan Kleiman – host, KCRW-FM's “Good Food,” owner/executive chef (Angeli Caffe), cookbook author

Rick Nahmias – Founder/Executive Director, FoodForward, author/photographer (Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited, The Migrant Project: Contemporary California Farm Workers)

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About Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles

For more than 157 years, Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Los Angeles has provided compassionate social services to all in need regardless of age, ethnicity, religion or ability to pay. JFS counsels families, supports the elderly, houses the homeless, feeds the hungry, assists the disabled and empowers survivors of violence. Our professionals and volunteers serve nearly 100,000 people each year, helping to make the entire community healthier and stronger.  More information about JFS programs and services is available at www.jfsla.org. If you, a friend, or a family member, need assistance of any kind, call JFS toll-free at (877) ASK-4JFS