Press Release
Mama’s Kitchen To Participate in the 6th Annual Cause Conference
Mama’s Kitchen Will Serve as a Featured Speaker and the Beneficiary of a Special Food Drive
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- April 15, 2004 - Mama’s Kitchen, a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization that provides meal delivery service to men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS in San Diego County, announced today that they will be participating in the 6th Annual Cause Conference.
The 6th Annual Cause Conference is the West Coast’s largest marketing partnership conference produced by the San Diego American Marketing Association and San Diego’s KGTV Channel 10.
Mama’s Kitchen will participate in the conference by serving as a featured speaker and by conducting a special food drive at the event. The organization’s participation in this prestigious conference will help generate increased public awareness of the valuable service that Mama’s Kitchen provides in San Diego.
“Our partnership with the San Diego American Marketing Association is a terrific example of a marketing partnership between two entities for mutual benefit,” said Alberto Cortes, executive director of Mama’s Kitchen. “We encourage for-profit and non-profit companies to participate in this excellent conference to learn more about the benefits of marketing partnerships.”
Conference attendees will be asked to support the San Diego American Marketing Association’s partnership with Mama’s Kitchen by bringing a food donation to the conference. People living with AIDS have special nutritional needs, so Mama’s Kitchen requests donations of cereal, pasta, peanut butter, and soup. (A full list of preferred food donations can be found at the conference Web site).
The Cause Conference will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the Hilton San Diego in Mission Valley. To learn more or to register online, please visit http://sandiego.marketingpower.com/ .
6th Annual Cause Conference
The 6th Annual Cause Conference is the West Coast’s largest marketing partnership conference produced by the San Diego American Marketing Association and San Diego’s KGTV Channel 10. Sempra Energy and San Diego’s KGTV Channel 10 are sponsoring this fast-paced power conference to help local companies and nonprofits understand the latest marketing trends and issues facing the industry today. The conference is designed to help attendees discover new facts and business-building strategies through intriguing case studies, local know-how, fresh ideas and new contacts - all in one 7-hour conference. The Cause Conference was developed in cooperation with Greater San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, LEAD San Diego, Nonprofit Management Solutions, San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The San Diego Foundation, and United Way of San Diego. Presentations and support from PRSA, San Diego Ad Club, San Diego Grantmakers, and San Diego Performing Arts League. For more information, please visit http://sandiego.marketingpower.com/
About Mama's Kitchen
Mama's Kitchen was founded in 1990 when volunteers from the AIDS Assistance Fund, a food bank for people with AIDS, discovered that many of their clients were becoming too ill to take care of themselves. They realized that a reliable home meal delivery service was needed to ensure that these individuals would continue to receive nutritious food. Today, Mama's Kitchen prepares and delivers three meals a day for every day of the week to about 300 men, women, and children affected by AIDS or other critical illnesses in San Diego County. Mama’s Kitchen is located at 1875 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101. For more information, visit http://www.mamaskitchen.org.
Immediate Release Contact:
Melinda Balkom, Director of Development and Communications, Mama’s Kitchen
Direct: 619-233-6262 x112 | melinda@mamaskitchen.org
