Vespa Burlington helps Ontario's food banks Ride Away Hunger

    Raffle for Vespa scooter to benefit hunger relief efforts across Ontario

    TORONTO, May 17 /CNW/ - The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) and
Vespa Burlington are pleased to announce the launch of Ride Away Hunger, a
raffle lottery for a brand new Vespa LX50 scooter valued at more than $5,600.
Three Standard Radio stations in Burlington and Hamilton - 102.9 K-Lite FM,
820 CHAM, and Oldies 1150 CKOC - are media partners for the campaign.
    Proceeds from the raffle will benefit both local and provincial hunger
relief efforts. "We can work to ride away hunger across the province through
this initiative with Vespa Burlington," says Adam Spence, Executive Director
of the OAFB. "Hundreds of thousands of our fellow Ontarians go hungry every
day. We need community members like the people at Vespa Burlington to assume a
leadership role in supporting their neighbours."
    The raffle draw will take place on Thursday, June 28th at 2 p.m. at the
OAFB Home Office in Toronto. Ticket prices are one ticket for $10, three for
$25, and a book of 10 tickets for $70. Raffle tickets are available for sale
through the OAFB, Vespa Burlington, participating local food banks, and
participating sites; however, ticket quantities are limited.

    Vespa Burlington is a purveyor of Vespa/Piaggio motor scooters, revered
icons of Italian style and culture. The province's only Vespa retailer with
free on-call service and 24-hour roadside assistance, Vespa Burlington was
awarded the prestigious 2006 Dealer of the Year award from Vespa Canada.

    The Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB) is Ontario's food bank
network, comprising over 100 member food banks from Ottawa to Windsor and
Niagara Falls to Thunder Bay. There are over 330,000 Ontarians served by food
banks each month, 40 per cent of whom are children. The number of Ontarians
served by food banks has increased by almost 20 per cent over the last five
years.
    For tickets and more information about Ride Away Hunger, please call the
OAFB Home Office toll-free at 1.866.220.4022, e-mail [e-mail], or visit:
www.OAFB.ca - Give - Ride Away Hunger.
    Lottery Licence No. M538564 - City of Toronto

For further information: Adam Spence, Executive Director, Ontario
Association of Food Banks (OAFB), T: [phone], E: [e-mail], W:
www.OAFB.ca