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LegacyTree Foundation President James Wolter, center, and Vice Presidents Annette Johnson and Nanette Beebe, present a $50,000 check to Feed America First Executive Director Tom Henry and Treasurer Al Adams, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2011.

LegacyTree Foundation
gives $50,000 gift to
Feed America First

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - LegacyTree Foundation presented a $50,000 gift to Feed America First on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, to help support FAF's mission of providing food to those who feed the hungry.

"LegacyTree Foundation has been an important partner with Feed America First," said Tom Henry, founder and executive director of FAF. "Their generous support will allow Feed America First to provide hunger relief to thousands more families in Middle Tennessee. We are grateful for their continued generosity and compassion, and thank them for helping us feed our hungry neighbors."

Founded in June 2000, Feed America First receives large-scale food donations and distributes the food to a network of about 250 church pantries, women's shelters, children's homes and other similar agencies in the Middle Tennessee region.

Through this network of mostly small-town and rural organizations that spans 80 counties in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Feed America First helps feed about 20,000 families each month.

Feed America First, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has distributed nearly 5 million pounds of food so far this year, with a full-time staff of only four people who are assisted by a multitude of dedicated volunteers.

For every dollar donated, FAF can provide enough food for 12 to 15 meals. This gift of $50,000 will help FAF provide enough food for more than half a million meals.

FAF is headquartered in Franklin and operates a 16,000-square-foot food distribution center in Murfreesboro.

Located in Brentwood. Tenn., LegacyTree Foundation works with other non-profits to create charitable partnerships in order to help them develop additional sources of revenue; works with professional advisors to explore the many benefits that LTF LegacyPlans can provide for their clients; and partners with families and individuals to create LegacyPlans for themselves and their heirs, while supporting charitable causes that are close to their hearts.

For more information on LegacyTree, visit www.legacytreefoundation.org