> Using Punk Rock and Leftover Food to
> Change the World
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> Robert L.E. Egger
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> Tuesday, March 27, 2007
> 4:30 p.m. Goldfarb 132
> Washington University School of Social Work
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> Robert Egger is the Founder and President of the DC Central Kitchen. At the Kitchen, food donated by regional foodservice businesses is used to fuel the Kitchen's nationally recognized culinary arts job training program, where unemployed men and women learn marketable skills while donations are converted into balanced meals.
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> Robert was included in the Non Profit Times list of the "50 Most Powerful and Influential Nonprofit Leaders of 2006". He is also the recipient of the 2005 Volunteers of America Community Service award and the 2004 James Beard Foundations Humanitarian of the Year award. He has also been named an Oprah Angel, a Washingtonian of the Year, a Point of Light and one of the Ten Most Caring People in America, by the Caring Institute. He is also a 13-gallon donor to the American Red Cross.