Come meet a great guy, Eric Gioia, currently our City Councilmember from Queens, and an up-and-coming all-around Good Guy. Here's Eric's bio: http://www.ericgioia.com/about
Eric has the pulse of the regular guy - he just completed the "Food Stamp Challenge," at no small effort. Read about it here - http://www.ericgioia.com/news?id=0150. It's something MORE of our electeds should undertake - and some of us, too - for sure. Heck, I didn't know how much the average weekly food stamp allotment was, until I read about Eric's effort.
As stated, "After living for a week on $28 worth of groceries - the average food stamp allotment paid to individuals - Gioia was unable to get enough to eat. He said that what he bought at local supermarkets was of little nutritional value." - Eric is urging food giant Costco to accept food stamps - a most worthy initiative, I'm sure we would agree.
Read more about Eric and his concerns for ALL our New Yorkers here: http://www.ericgioia.com/
And come meet Eric in person THIS Monday, July 9th, at a GREAT post-July 4th, patriotic meet and greet.
He will be very happy to meet YOU, and to answer any and all of YOUR questions, in person. This is NOT a fundraiser, and the event is FREE.
Where: Bar Nine - 807 Ninth Ave., between 53rd and 54th Sts.
When: Monday, July 9th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Food & Drink? Of course! Great bar eats available all night.
Please be sure to RSVP Ruth at Ruth_Benedict@comcast.net, just so we know about how many folks will be there. See you Monday!
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