The Economic Club of Las Vegas Announces Bob Aiken, CEO of Feeding America, as Keynote Speaker at October 22 Event
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Economic Club of Las Vegas (ECLV) announced that Feeding America CEO Bob Aiken will speak at the Club's event on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 5 p.m. at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Tickets are $50 and purchases can be made online at www.econclublv.org/events.
Feeding America is America's largest hunger-relief organization, providing food to more than 46 million individuals. Aiken also serves on the Board of Leadership 18, an alliance of CEO's leading some of the country's largest charities. His speech at the event will focus on "The Economics of Hunger in America."
"We are pleased to have Bob Aiken in Las Vegas as a speaker on the important topic of national food security and it's relationship to the overall economy," said Dr. Stephen Miller, Chair of the ECLV Board of Directors and UNLV Professor of Economics.
One in seven Americans rely on food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families, according to a recently released study by Feeding America, a network of 200 food banks, including Three Square located in North Las Vegas.
"The results are alarming," Aiken told USA Today. "It means that people in America have to make trade-offs. They have to pick between buying food for their children or paying for utilities, rent and medicine."
For information about the Club, corporate sponsorship opportunities, and events, visit www.econclublv.org or call 702-558-9202.
About The Economic Club of Las Vegas
The Economic Club of Las Vegas is a non-profit 501(c)(6), non-partisan organization designed to provide an independent forum for national economic discussion and intellectual debate. The Club brings nationally recognized speakers to Las Vegas to share their views, perspectives, and ideas for the future of economic and/or political conditions in the United States and globally.
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