UFCW Local 135 Union Members and Staff Reach out to Help Homeless

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SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
Members, staff and volunteers from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135
will gather to feed the homeless at St. Vincent de Paul Village in San Diego on
April 26 and 27.

UFCW Local 135 represents approximately 15,000 members in the retail and
wholesale food and drug industries.

"On a daily basis, our members` jobs involve getting fresh and nourishing food
to customers in supermarkets and elsewhere," said Mickey Kasparian, president of
UFCW Local 135 and president of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor
Council. "But as good citizens it`s also our responsibility to get food to those
who need it most and can`t afford it."

Feeding the homeless at St. Vincent de Paul Village is the first of a new series
of charitable activities sponsored by UFCW Local 135 to help fulfill its mission
of serving and giving back to the community of San Diego.

WHAT: San Diego UFCW union members feed the hungry

WHERE: St. Vincent de Paul Village, San Diego

WHEN: 4-7 p.m. Monday, April 26
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27

UFCW Local 135
Mickey Kasparian, President
619-298-7772
www.UFCW135.org

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