NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: August 6, 2009 Jen Howard, 202-418-0506 Email: jen.howard@fcc.gov FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI ANNOUNCES 20,000 POUNDS IN 20 DAYS CHAIRMAN’S CHALLENGE BENEFITING THE “FEDS FEED FAMILIES” FOOD DRIVE Washington, D.C. – Today, in conjunction with the “Feds Feed Families” food drive, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced a “Chairman’s Challenge” to call on FCC employees to raise 20,000 pounds of food to benefit the D.C. Capital Area Food Bank and other food banks across the country. “The employees of the FCC have always demonstrated their ability to rise to a challenge and there is no bigger opportunity for impact than to participate in helping the community in which we work,” Chairman Genachowski said. The “Feds Feed Families” campaign will run until August 28, 2009 and is part of President Barack Obama’s “United We Serve” initiative. -FCC- More information about the Feds Feed Families Campaign, please see: http://www.fedsfeedfamilies.gov and http://www.serve.gov