ROSSBURG, Ohio -- Feed The Children will deliver a truckload of food and essentials to help 400 families in Greenville and Celina on Wednesday, August 1.

· Celina, OH – Truck arrives at 10 a.m. at 420 N. Brandon Ave. Food and essentials will be distributed by Community Action Life Line Food Pantry at a later date.

· Greenville, OH – Truck arrives at noon at 400 Markwith Ave. Food and essentials will be distributed by Fish Choice Pantry at a later date.

This distribution is sponsored by Eldora Speedway through funds raised at A Night with the Kennys, a fundraiser hosted by Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader at the 2012 Prelude to the Dream Race. Community Action Life Line Food Pantry and Fish Choice Pantry will identify families receiving the boxes. Each family will receive a 25-pound box of food and a 10-pound box of personal care items. The boxes are designed to help a family of four for up to one week.

Nearly one in four children living in Ohio (23.3 percent) is considered impoverished. The number of children living in poverty in Ohio (623,852) could fill The University of Dayton Arena more than 46 times.

“We are extremely grateful to Eldora Speedway, Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader for providing help and hope to Ohio children and families,” said Kevin Hagan, Feed The Children President and CEO. “Our thanks go out to Eldora Speedway and the partner agencies that are helping us to make a difference in children’s lives all across America.”

Feed The Children
Since 1979, Feed The Children has consistently ranked as one of the largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. Our mission is providing hope and resources for those without life’s essentials. In FY 2011, Feed The Children distributed more than 104 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and internationally. For more information, visit www.feedthechildren.org