– April 18, 2013 –

WASHINGTON – As part of Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2013 National Gathering focusing on food justice education and advocacy, EAD’s Director Douglas Grace called upon participants to “build together the image of God’s great banquet table as found in Luke 14:12-14.” EAD began with a blank table and slowly filled it to overflowing as part of the Friday Opening Celebration with hundreds of plates, mugs/cups, bowls, silverware, and non-perishable food items. After inspiring the 700+ advocates who came from across the country in a public witness for the poor and marginalized, the items were then donated to a local Washington, D.C. area-based charity, A Wider Circle.

This week, Laura Whiston, In-Kind Donations Coordinator for A Wider Circle gratefully acknowledged the generosity of EAD participants. “Typically once an item is donated to us, it goes home with a family in a day or two, so you can be assured we found a good and grateful home for everything,” Whiston told Grace.

Below are some photos of A Wider Circle workers and volunteers transporting the donated items to their new homes.