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5th annual Taste of the NFL event helps raise much-needed funds for
Foodbank and Sports Commission
 St.
Louis (October 15, 2007)
– Since
2003, the St. Louis Rams have joined forces with some of the best
chefs in St. Louis to help raise funds for the St. Louis Area
Foodbank and the St. Louis Sports Commission's Youth Programs.
  
This year's event - held on Monday, October 15, 2007 at the St. Louis Area Foodbank,
included over 500 attendees and raised more than $84,000. Rams Defenseman La'Roi Glover served as the "Event Team Captain" for the second year
in a row and was on hand along with other teammates and cheerleaders
to mingle with the crowd, help serve food, and sign autographs.
Players in attendance:
DT #97 La’Roi Glover; DT #99 Claude Wroten;
DT #95 Clifton Ryan; C #65 Brett
Romberg; LB #51 Will Witherspoon;
DE #93 Trevor Johnson; DE #94 Victor
Adeyanju
Participating establishments: Dierdorf &
Hart's Steakhouse; Gregory's Creative Cuisine; Vin de Set;
Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream; Greenbriar Hills Country Club; Ruth's
Chris Steak House; 47th Port Street Grill; Bartolino's; LoRusso's
Cucina; Mike Shannon's Steaks and Seafood; Catering Plus; Cardwell's
at the Plaza; K.D. Poppa's; Villa Farotto; Bethlehem Valley
Vineyards; Anheuser-Busch.ESPN Radio 1380 AM
broadcast live on location at the Foodbank for it's afternoon show,
"The Roll Home" with Bernie Miklasz and Randy Karraker. And,
Fox 2 filmed it's weekly Rams show on location throughout the
evening.
Click
here to view pictures from the event.
Since the event's began locally in 2003, it has
helped raise more than $375,000 for the St. Louis Area Foodbank and
the St. Louis Sports Commission's Youth Programs.
About The St. Louis Area Foodbank:
The St. Louis Area
Foodbank feeds hungry people by distributing food through its member
agencies, and educates the public about the nature of and the
solutions to the problems of hunger. The
Foodbank gathers and distributes nearly 13.4 million pounds of
food each year to 500+ food pantries, homeless shelters, soup
kitchens and emergency feeding programs throughout 14 counties in
eastern Missouri and 12 counties in southwestern Illinois.
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If you or your company would like more information about conducting
a food drive or fundraiser for the St. Louis Area Foodbank, please contact: |
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Lenora Young
Director of Product Sourcing
(314) 292-5395
lyoung@stlfoodbank.org |
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Matt Dace
Associate Director
(314) 292-5392
mdace@stlfoodbank.org |
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