| CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TODAY: EPA Administrator in Philadelphia for Drexel Food Recovery Event and Wharton Energy Conference Keynote PHILADELPHIA- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy is visiting Philadelphia, Penn. today to participate in a food recovery event to highlight the need to reduce wasted food in landfills, which not only protects the environment but also feeds the hungry. Administrator McCarthy will be joined by Drexel University culinary students and the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management; Brown’s ShopRite, and My Brother’s House, the foodbank where a prepared meal will be donated. Administrator McCarthy will recognize Drexel University’s innovative food recovery program, a pilot program facilitated by the EPA, that partners with Brown’s ShopRite in West Philadelphia. Administrator McCarthy will then give keynote remarks at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business 2014 Energy Conference, where she will discuss the importance of responsibly developing resources to promote a clean energy economy. WHEN: Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 10 a.m. EDT WHAT: Food recovery event with Drexel University, Brown’s ShopRite, My Brother’s House Director, and Drexel Culinary Students WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin Jonathan Deutsch, Director for the Center for Hospitality and Sport Management, Drexel University David Deets, Director of Store Development and Sustainability, Brown’s ShopRite Larry Russock, Director, My Brother’s House Students from Drexel University’s Culinary Arts and Food Science Program WHERE: Drexel University The Paul Peck Problem Solving and Research Building 101 N. 33rd St. (corner of 33rd and Arch Streets) Phila., Pa. Entrance is on 33rd Street – 6th floor 11 a.m. EDT WHAT: Keynote address at University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business 2014 Energy Conference. WHERE: Union League of Philadelphia 140 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 RSVP: Media who would like to attend either event should email press@epa.gov R275
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