Angel Food Ministries CEO to Assist Distribution at New Bakersfield Site

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 26, 2009 -- WHO: Bakersfield Compassion Christian Center and Pastor Martha Johnson, Angel Food Ministries CEO Pastor Joe Wingo and his Ministry Development team.

WHAT: To honor a remarkable achievement of reaching a record distribution number, ministering to more people in a very short time. The Compassion Christian Center will be distributing 2858 boxes of food and Pastor Joe Wingo will be there to help with the distribution.

WHERE: Compassion Christian Center of Bakersfield
1030 4th Street.
Bakersfield, CA 93306

WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 5:00a-11:00a

WHY: November 2008 Bakersfield Compassion Christian Center signed up with Angel Food Ministries and their very first distribution fed 304 families. Growing exponentially over the next few months last February distributed 1815 boxes. Angel Food Ministries CEO Pastor Joseph Wingo is coming to help with their March distribution of 2858 boxes.

Interviews are available upon request; we invite still and video camera crews as well. Please call 770.207.3042 or email news@angelfoodministries.com.

Angel Food Ministries (www.angelfoodministries.com) is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing financial support in the form of food relief to communities throughout the United States. Established in 1994 to provide relief for struggling families in the Monroe, GA area, Angel Food Ministries today serves hundreds of thousands of families across 39 states. Since inception, Angel Food Ministries has fed more than 20 million Americans. In 2008, AFM provided $120 million in direct food assistance to American families.

Angel Food offers a medium-sized box of food for $30 that contains top quality food staples from every food group, including chicken or beef, milk, eggs, vegetables, and other nutritious items. One box of food feeds a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The menu varies each month, and consists of both fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of approximately $60.

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More information can be found online at http://www.angelfoodministries.com

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