Congratulations
to Wildes & Weinberg, P.C. Managing Partner, Michael Wildes, on his
appointment to the Board of Directors of WhyHunger.
WhyHunger
is a leader in building the movement to end hunger and poverty by connecting
people to nutritious, affordable food and by supporting grassroots solutions
that inspire self-reliance and community empowerment.
On
both a domestic and international level, the number of people experiencing food
insecurity, meaning that they go without food and/ or need to rely from time to
time on emergency sources or that face hunger on a daily basis due as a result
of living at or below the poverty line is increasing exponentially. Research
shows that people who do not consume the minimum amount of calories needed for
sound health and growth also experience hunger have higher levels of chronic
illness, anxiety, and depression.
Help
us stamp out world hunger by participating in one or more of WhyHunger’s
programs such as: Artists Against Hunger & Poverty, The Food Security
Learning Center, Global Movements, Grassroots Action Network, Hungerthon, and
National Hunger Clearinghouse. To learn more about these programs or the
good work of WHYHunger, visit www.whyhunger.org.
WhyHunger’s
annual dinner honoring Yoko Ono Lennon, Patrick Sullivan and RightsFlow by
Google, and 5 incredible Harry Chapin Self-Reliance community based
organization awardees was held on June 3, 2013 at the Lighthouse at Chelsea
Piers.
Founded
in 1960, by Senior Partner, Leon Wildes, Wildes & Weinberg P.C. is
the premier law firm in the United States
concentrating exclusively on the immigration and nationality field Its original
clientele consisted of individuals, rather than corporations, who had been
placed in deportation or exclusion proceedings or were otherwise in jeopardy.
The practice expanded steadily as word of its outstanding achievements in
individual cases spread in the international community including the firm’s
representation of former Beatle John Lennon and his wife
Yoko Ono, in their widely publicized deportation proceedings, the
circumstances of which have inspired several films and documentaries.
As
part of its commitment to community service and social action, Wildes &
Weinberg continues to expand its reach into the non-profit world, one meal at a
time.
