15th Annual CAT COUNTRY “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” Helps Feed Area Needy

(Salisbury, MD) – With the need to re-stock the rapidly depleting shelves of area food banks and food pantries greater than ever this year, the CAT COUNTRY “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” returns for its 15th year of collecting cans and non-perishable food items to benefit Delmarva’s needy residents.

Since 1994, the CAT COUNTRY “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” has raised almost 400,000 cans of food for families in need in Maryland and Delaware. The tradition continues in 2008 when the “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” begins Wednesday December 3rd at 3:00pm and continues through Friday December 5th at 5:00pm.

“Throughout the broadcast, listeners will be directed to sponsor locations where they can drop off canned goods and other non-perishable food items to help the less fortunate,” said General Manager Joe Beail. Beail added, “with recent newspaper articles and television stories highlighting the increased need for help, this year’s event couldn’t have come at a better time to really make a difference for Delmarva’s needy.”

Among the food pantries and food banks that will benefit from this year’s “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” are:

-- Dagsboro Church of God
-- 7 th Day Adventist Church in Millsboro
-- Christian Storehouse of Millsboro
-- Georgetown Wesleyan Church
-- Cape Henlopen Food Basket in Lewes
-- and Salisbury Outreach Services in Salisbury.

During this year’s event representatives from these organizations will take to the airwaves to discuss the need for help this year and how your donation will help their organization.

Several area businesses will sponsor a drop-off box for this year’s “Feed-A-Friend Marathon” – they include:

-- The Bank of Delmarva, with locations in Delmar, four locations in Salisbury, Rehoboth,
Dagsboro, Seaford, Laurel and Ocean City.
-- The Hen House in Laurel
-- Suburban Propane in Millsboro and Fruitland
-- Hocker’s SuperCenter in Clarksville and G&E Supermarket in Ocean View
-- Grand Rental Station in Rehoboth
-- Tull Ramey Limited and Century 21 Tull Ramey in Seaford

For more details visit www.catcountryradio.com. 97.5 & 105.9 CAT COUNTRY is a Delmarva Broadcasting Company station.