WHAT: Assembly Member Lori Saldaña will present 60 turkeys to the San Diego Food Bank. The turkeys will be the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners served by churches and social service agencies. The event will focus on helping children and families who are food insecure during the holidays.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 22 from 3:30 to 4:00 pm

WHERE: District Office of Assembly Member Saldaña, 1557 Columbia Street in Downtown San Diego.

WHO:

• Assembly Member Lori Saldaña
  
• Jennifer Gilmore from San Diego Food Bank
  
• Representatives of agencies serving Thanksgiving meals
  

WHY:

• Every fourth person in a soup kitchen line is a child
  
• Nearly half of people served by the Food Bank are under the age of 18
  
• Twenty-two percent of all senior citizens must choose between prescription drugs, utilities and food
  

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:

• Dozens of turkeys being loaded into trucks
  
• 100 year-old house in Little Italy
  
• A brief press conference highlighting food insecurity
  

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:

• Assembly Member Saldaña
  
• Jennifer Gilmore from SD Food Bank
  
• Representatives of agencies serving Thanksgiving meals
  

AUDIENCE INTERACTION:

• Information about phone numbers and websites of food assistance agencies