FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY

Roadrunner Food Bank

CONTACT: Jasmin Holmstrup

505-247-2052, ext 129

505-306-5203 (cell)

COUNTDOWN TO "SOUPER BOWL 2007" BEGINS

Who Will Win Annual People's Choice Award?

Albuquerque, NM - January 7, 2007 – The countdown has begun to Albuquerque’s “Souper Bowl”, Roadrunner Food Bank’s annual fundraising competition between the city’s finest restaurants.  On Saturday, January 27^th, over 25 of Albuquerque’s best restaurants, hotels and caterers will be providing samples of soup and desserts.  All will be vying for the Championship titles of “Critics Choice" and "People’s Choice" awards.

Presented by Roadrunner Food Bank and New Mexico Mutual Group, Souper Bowl has become one of Albuquerque’s favorite events with a sell-out crowd of 1000 in attendance.  Held at Roadrunner Food Bank' warehouse, guests line up outside eagerly awaiting the 11am kick-off.  This year’s silent auction includes two tickets to anywhere on Southwest Airlines, fine art, jewelry, travel packages, gourmet foods and much more.

The proceeds from Souper Bowl 2007 benefit the programs of Roadrunner Food Bank.  For over 27 years, Roadrunner Food Bank has been providing hope to hungry New Mexicans.  Each year, Roadrunner Food Bank helps feed over 240,000 people state-wide through a network of 700 agencies and 7 regional food banks.  One-third of those helped are children who go to bed hungry each night and thousands are seniors who must make the choice between food and medicine. 

Among the participating restaurants are:  Ambrozia, The Artichoke Café, Chef Du Jour, CNM Culinary Arts School, Embassy Suites Hotel,  Damon’s Fine Cuisine, The Flying Star Cafes, Gecko’s Bar and Tapa’s, Gruet Grille, Great American Land and Cattle Company, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Jinja Bistro, Johndhi’s, The Melting Pot,  Pinkie’s Catering, The Prairie Star, Ranchers Club of New Mexico, Satellite Coffee, Santa Ana Café at the Hotel Tamaya,  Scalo of Nob Hill,  Season’s Grill, St. Clair Winery and Bistro, The St. James Tearoom, Theobroma Chocolatier, Zinc Bistro and Zea Woodburning Rotisserie. 

Souper Bowl 2007 is presented by Roadrunner Food Bank and New Mexico Mutual. Additional sponsors include: Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, Avanti Corporate Services, Citi Cards, United Parcel Service, Wal-Mart, Berger Briggs Real Estate and Insurance, Brownstein, Hyatt and Farber, Attorney’s at Law, McNulty and Zahm, CPA’s, Charles Stephen and Company and Mutual of America.

Souper Bowl 2007 takes place on Saturday, January 27, 2007 from 11am-2pm at Roadrunner Food Bank's main warehouse. (DIRECTIONS)  Souper Bowl tickets are $30.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Children.  Tickets are available online at www.rrfb.org  or phone 247-2052, ext 129. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 

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Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico is New Mexico’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger in New Mexico.  Last year Roadrunner Food Bank distributed more than 14 million pounds of food through a statewide network of over 700 partner agencies and seven regional food banks. Roadrunner Food Bank converts every $1 donated into $13 of fresh produce, bread, meat and non-perishables for hungry New Mexicans.  Roadrunner Food Bank is the  only America’s Second Harvest—the Nation’s Food Bank Network member in New Mexico. Roadrunner Food Bank has distributed more than 135 million pounds of food since 1980.  For more information about Roadrunner Food Bank and its programs visit www.rrfb.org