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| | John van Hengel, 83, Dies; Set Up First Food Bank in U.S. - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | John van Hengel, who set up the nation's first food bank, in Phoenix, to distribute unmarketable food to the hungry and then a national organization, Second Harvest, to spread the concept, died Wednesday at a hospice in Phoenix. |
 | | The idea is simple: much edible food that is wasted can be collected and redirected to feed the hungry. |
 | | For all her hardships, she said food was no problem. |
| www.nytimes.com /2005/10/08/national/08vanhengel.html?ex=1286424000&en=4e897debc0725c0f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (979 words) |
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