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Rep. McDermott Joins Team of Volunteers to Serve 250 Seafood Meals to the Homeless and Unemployed
October 22, 2008

Rep. Jim McDermott joined a team of volunteers on Wednesday, October 22 in Seattle to serve 250 seafood meals to the homeless and unemployed as part of the At-Sea Processor Association’s Community Catch program.  APA’s member companies are all based in western Washington and annually donate enough fish for one million seafood meals to food assistance programs. 

“I feel a special kinship withour fishing community because as a young man I was a merchant seaman on the Robert C. Stanley, an ore carrier that plied the Great Lakes out of Gary Indiana. As such, I am especially proud to join the Seattle commercial fishing community and its commitment to share the harvest with the less fortunate among us,” Congressman McDermott said.

Organizers told the congressman they hope Community Catch will remind others to support local hunger relief programs during these tough economic times.  Community Catch was held at the so-called Millionair Club, which serves 10,000 hot meals per month to the less fortunate in Seattle.  The club has experienced a 30% increase in requests for services so far this year.