Rail Runner teams up with RoadRunner to make the Holidays happier for those less fortunate.

(Albuquerque, NM - November 21 2007) – For the second year in a row, the New Mexico Rail Runner Express will be hosting a food drive in conjunction with the RoadRunner Food Bank of New Mexico this holiday season. There will be collection barrels on each Rail Runner train beginning Monday, November 26th.

“This is a great way for Rail Runner passengers to reach out to those in need this holiday season,” says Lawrence Rael, Executive Director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments. “Many of the thousands of New Mexicans who are at risk of going hungry during these cold winter months are children. RoadRunner Food Bank has a network of almost 700 agencies statewide that help feed approximately 240 thousand New Mexicans each year.”

Rail Runner passengers are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation on the train.

Rail Runner/RoadRunner
Holiday Food Drive

WHEN: Monday, November 26th through Friday, December 28th (Applies to all regular weekday service, as well as special Saturday Holiday trains.)
WHAT TO BRING: A non-perishable food item.
WHERE TO BRING IT: Deposit non-perishable food items into any RoadRunner Food Bank collection barrel on all Rail Runner trains.
WHO IT BENEFITS: People served by assistance provided through the RoadRunner
Food Bank of New Mexico.

Contacts:

Augusta Meyers, MRCOG Communications Manager, (505) 239-8612

Jay Faught, MRCOG Transit Marketing Coordinator, (505) 724-3652

Stephanie Silver, RoadRunner Food Bank, (505) 349-8678
 

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