2023 Montgomery County Hunger Action Summit
READY TO TAKE ACTION? MontCo Anti-Hunger Network cordially invites you to attend our 2023 Montgomery County Hunger Action Summit on Thursday, September 21 at College Hall, Rooms 144/148/151, at Montgomery County Community College at 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
PURPOSE
Re-establish an annual event that supports sharing, learning and moving to action together to serve more people and more people better through Montgomery County’s Food Safety Net System.
SUMMIT INTENTIONS
“TWO SESSIONS”
The Summit will be divided into two sessions. The morning session is for everyone. It’s an opportunity to network and learn more about what is happening across the county. The afternoon session is devoted to launching Hunger Action Teams on specific county-wide food security challenges. Please see that attached document to learn more.
LOGISTICS
The Hunger Action Summit will be held at The Montgomery County Community Campus - Blue Bell Campus in College Hall, Rooms 144/148/151. We’ll start gathering at 8:00. A light breakfast will be available. The work of the Summit will start at 8:30. The first half of the day will close at approximately 11:30 am followed by lunch and continued conversations. There will be an opportunity to view the Innovation Fair during breakfast and during lunch. The Hunger Action Teams will reconvene at 12:30 and will work until 5:00pm. We’ll have breaks throughout the day.
PREPARING FOR THE SUMMIT
PURPOSE
Re-establish an annual event that supports sharing, learning and moving to action together to serve more people and more people better through Montgomery County’s Food Safety Net System.
SUMMIT INTENTIONS
- Anchor in the big question: How do we serve more people and each person better through collaboration in the Montgomery County Food Safety Net System?
- Share MAHN’s Strategic Vision.
- Learn from each other’s promising practices.
- Launch hunger action teams on specific challenge areas of need.
- Continue to build a sense of community and learning and working together as part of a county-wide network
“TWO SESSIONS”
The Summit will be divided into two sessions. The morning session is for everyone. It’s an opportunity to network and learn more about what is happening across the county. The afternoon session is devoted to launching Hunger Action Teams on specific county-wide food security challenges. Please see that attached document to learn more.
LOGISTICS
The Hunger Action Summit will be held at The Montgomery County Community Campus - Blue Bell Campus in College Hall, Rooms 144/148/151. We’ll start gathering at 8:00. A light breakfast will be available. The work of the Summit will start at 8:30. The first half of the day will close at approximately 11:30 am followed by lunch and continued conversations. There will be an opportunity to view the Innovation Fair during breakfast and during lunch. The Hunger Action Teams will reconvene at 12:30 and will work until 5:00pm. We’ll have breaks throughout the day.
PREPARING FOR THE SUMMIT
- Tickets are required but are at no cost to our network and the community. Please take 5-minutes to register by clicking below.
- Wear comfortable clothes (jeans are ok!) and be ready to work, learn and have fun!
- We’ll have drinks and snacks available throughout the day.
- Please park in the Morris Road Lot and follow signs on campus to College Hall. If you need a campus map please go here: https://www.mc3.edu/maps-and-directions/blue-bell-campus-maps