FOOD RECOVERY ROUNDTABLE

                                              Release No. 0020.97



Media Advisory
                                   Johna Pierce  (202) 720-4623
                                   Laura Trivers (202) 720-4623

GLICKMAN LEADS FOOD RECOVERY ROUNDTABLE, HELPS FEED THE NEEDY, AND ADDRESSES 
    NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION

     WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1997--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will
lead a roundtable of individuals interested in participating in food rescue
on Friday, Jan. 31, in Kansas City, Mo.  Rountable participants will include
representatives from restaurants, community service organizations,
foundations, and economic development programs.  The roundtable will begin
at 11:00 a.m. at the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 West 13th Street,
Kansas City, Mo. 

     Immediately following the roundtable, at 12:00 noon, Secretary
Glickman will go downstairs to help serve lunch to about 300 needy
individuals at the Kansas City Community Kitchen, beneath the Grace and Holy
Trinity Cathedral.
     
     At 12:30, Glickman will address the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association at the Kansas City Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, 13th and
Central, Kansas City, Mo., and will discuss trade issues and review
livestock disaster assistance concerns.

     These events are open to the media.  
     
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