The Grey Eagle and other Asheville venues have joined forces with Panic Fans For Food to help provide food to those unfortunate families in Asheville that are going hungry this winter. Throughout the remainder of 2007, The Grey Eagle will be accepting canned goods that go straight to the MANNA food bank, in turn helping those families in need. Your canned goods are needed, encouraged, and appreciated by the thousands that are going hungry in our community this winter. We have a barrel located just inside the front door at The Grey Eagle and we will graciously be accepting canned goods from now through our New Year's Eve show w/ Larry Keel.
This is from www.panicfansforfood.com:
"We will be launching an initiative to engage music fans and other members of the Asheville Community by giving them ample opportunity to fight hunger in Western Carolina.
Starting the second week in November, fans attending shows at the Orange Peel, The Grey Eagle, and Hannah Flannagan's will be encouraged to bring with them two cans of food to benefit the Manna Food Bank. Also, those having dinner at Ophelia's in downtown will be able to drop off some goods as well.
This is an effort to increase awareness of the hunger issue in Western Carolina and engage the community to help out. This has worked at Panic shows for 8 years. Now, we're expanding to get all fans of music and compassionate members of the community to give back."
