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Client NewsNews Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE End Hunger Network and Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw Produce First Meals at Mary Barden Keegan Hunger Relief Center- Law firm associates prepare first meals from End Hunger Networks new kitchen and storage facility - July 31, 2006 (HOUSTON, TX)Law students and attorneys from the Houston office of international law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw will prepare the first of nearly two million meals to be provided this year to Houstons hungry at End Hunger Networks Mary Barden Keegan Hunger Relief Center. A dozen summer associates will join twenty Houston Mayer Brown attorneys for the event, starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2006. The End Hunger Network recently celebrated the grand opening of the Mary Barden Keegan Hunger Relief Center, a new 14,950 square-foot building located at I-45 and North Main. The facility is the only one of its kind in the Americas Second Harvest Network and features state-of-the-art kitchen facilities, cold and freezer storage, and meal preparation and distribution services. The facility is expected to provide 1.7 million individual meals for Houstons hungry in its first year of operation. End Hunger Network invites the media to attend as the first meals are prepared from this innovative new facility at 2445 North Freeway, Houston, Texas 77009. The groundbreaking and grand opening of our hunger relief center were exciting events, but the preparation of the first meals reflects the transition from vision to reality, said David Davenport, executive director of End Hunger Network. Tuesday night, End Hunger Network and its partner agencies and supporters are taking a huge step forward in an effort to ensure that no Houston woman, man, child or family goes hungry again. Mayer, Brown has been a good friend to End Hunger Network, Davenport continued, noting that the firm donated $50,000 in 2005 to support the organizations hurricane relief efforts. We are excited to continue our support of the End Hunger Networks mission of ending hunger in the greater Houston area, said Mike Niebruegge, partner-in-charge of the Houston office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw. We also wanted to coordinate a program involving our summer associates that would demonstrate our commitment to giving back to the community and how a law firm can make an impact for those in need. About End Hunger Network: End Hunger Networks programs remove the barrierslack of transportation, marketing, and experiencethat prevent Houston from using available food resources. The amount of food End Hunger Network provides each year has steadily increased to more than 4 million pounds, enough to provide 3.2 million nutritionally dense meals annually. End Hunger Network is a certified member of Americas Second Harvest The Nations Food Bank Network. About Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is among the largest law practices in the world with more than 1,400 lawyers practicing in seven U.S. cities and six European cities, and was named the fastest growing law firm in Texas according to the Houston Business Journal. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is listed in the 2006 Texas Lawyer annual survey as one of the top five highest-grossing firms in Texas with its largest offices outside of Texas. The Houston offices Appellate group handles cases in the Texas courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, as well as in federal courts of appeals and state appellate and supreme courts throughout the United States. ALL darbyDarnit NEWS RELEASES ALL CLIENT NEWS RELEASES
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