May 15, 2017

For Immediate Release

Prince George’s County Councilman Mel Franklin Congratulates Joint Base Andrews on Donating 30,000 Pounds of Food to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry

Joint Base Andrews Hosts Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Councilman Mel Franklin, the Office of County Executive Rushern Baker, and Andrews Business Alliance to Commemorate Community Milestone

Contact: Mel@melfranklin.net

Upper Marlboro, MD – On Friday, May 12, Joint Base Andrews hosted Councilman Mel Franklin, Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, David Iannucci from the Office of County Executive Rushern Baker, Jim Estepp Sr. from the Andrews Business Alliance, and members of the local community to commemorate reaching the milestone of donating 30,000 lbs. of food from the Joint Base Andrews Commissary (“JBA Commissary”) to the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry run by Community Support Systems.  Joint Base Andrews has an ongoing partnership with St. Paul’s to donate excess food from the JBA Commissary to assist residents in need, especially in Southern Prince George’s County (“South County”).  Today, Councilman Franklin, who gave remarks at Friday’s event, issued the following statement:

“The men and women of Joint Base Andrews have been incredible community partners in countless ways over the decades that the base has called Prince George’s County home.  Joint Base Andrews’ partnership with St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Community Support Systems represents another incredible way that our men and women in uniform are giving back to uplift our families who are most in need.  Community Support Systems and St. Paul’s have literally fed thousands of needy South County families over the years and my constituents are truly thankful for their invaluable efforts.  By not wasting good groceries from its commissary and using it as a lifeline to our community, Joint Base Andrews is leading by example in the food recovery movement to encourage grocery stores to feed needy families everywhere with excess food.  I also thank former Councilman Jim Estepp and the Andrews Business Alliance for its work in facilitating the Base’s critical partnership with nearby communities.”

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