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Taste of East Cobb Joins With MUST

Help feed the hungry with the "Cans to Taste" drive during the May 4 food festival.

Thanks to Lorna Chastain, publicity coordinator of the Taste of East Cobb, for sending this along:

When thousands gather on May 4th at The Fountains of Olde Towne (736 Johnson Ferry Road) to enjoy the eighth annual Taste of East Cobb outdoor food festival, they will also have the opportunity to help make a difference in the fight against hunger in our community. This year, Taste of East Cobb is teaming up with MUST Ministries to promote “CANS TO TASTE,” a special one-day food drive to help feed the hungry.

Festival goers who bring canned food items to Taste of East Cobb will receive one (1) free $1 Taste ticket for every five (5) cans of food donated. There will be special MUST Ministries food barrels located at the main entrances to the festival, where people can drop off their donated cans and receive their free Taste ticket(s).

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MUST Ministries is a faith-based organization that since 1971 has been dedicated to offering services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity. MUST provides basic necessities such as food, clothes and housing, free of charge, to individuals, families, and children in the Marietta, Smyrna and Canton/Cherokee county communities. In its fight against hunger, MUST gives out an average of one ton (2,500 cans) of food items every single day.

MUST currently has a shortage of peanut butter and jelly, canned tuna, beef, chicken, ham, or salmon, canned beef stew or chili, canned baked beans or spaghetti sauce, and oatmeal or grits.

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By joining together to support “CANS TO TASTE”, we will help re-stock MUST Ministries' pantry at the same time we are enjoying wonderful food, live music, and family fun at the Taste of East Cobb. On May 4th, from 11am to 5pm, please remember to bring your “CANS TO TASTE”!

Now in its eighth year, Taste of East Cobb is a premier outdoor food festival and community event for tasters of all ages that is a favorite annual tradition of area residents. The festival is held each year on the first Saturday in May and showcases the area’s finest restaurants.

The Taste of East Cobb is packed full of great food and plenty to see and do with kid’s activities and live music. Taste offers attendees as well as participating restaurants, vendors and sponsors the best value for the dollar of any of the “taste” events in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

For more information, please visit www.tasteofeastcobb.com, Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TasteofEastCobb), and Follow us on Twitter (@TasteofEastCobb).


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