RUTHERFORDTON, NC — Jock Brandis, a 2008 Purpose Prize winner and founder of The Full Belly Project, will offer his message of service to humanity to students, farmers and the public on Monday, April 12, at various locations throughout Rutherford County.
Brandis, an author, movie special effects specialist and inventor, delivered the Purpose Prize to Foothills Connect Executive Director Tim Will, when Will received his $100,000 prize late last year.
Brandis designs and distributes agricultural devices that generate income for people in more than 17 developing countries, including Guyana, Haiti, Mali, and Malawi.
On April 12 at 8:15 a.m. he will visit with Rutherfordton-Spindale High School students for a closed presentation, but the public will have the opportunity to meet Brandis at several venues throughout the day.
1 p.m. at Earthperks organic farm and garden supply store
976 Poors Ford Rd.
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
(call 828-287-7730 for directions)
Brandis will demonstrate his “universal nut sheller”, corn cracker, and other equipment.
2:30 p.m. at Kudzu Cow Farm
722 Duncan Road
Rutherfordton, NC (off of Jack McKinney Rd in the Harris/Holly Springs community)
Brandis will demonstrate his sustainable and inexpensive man-powered irrigation equipment.
5 p.m. at R-S Central High School (Seminar Room) RSVP Required
641 Us 221 Hwy N
Rutherfordton, NC
Brandis will give a presentation on sustainable agriculture and the future of the small farmer. Refreshments will be served, and reservations are required for this free event. Please contact Anna Levitsky at 828-288-1650 to RSVP.
In his travels around the world, Brandis has seen the physical and economic results of hunger and poverty worldwide. For his humanitarian work with small farmers he has received multiple national and international awards. He was featured as a CNN Hero, and is one of this year’s Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalists (winners to be announced June 5th).
Brandis is also a former Canadian Naval Officer, a former CUSO and Oxfam worker, a McMaster University alumnus, and a visiting speaker at the MIT D-Lab, Edgerton Center.
The Purpose Prizes are awarded each year by the Civic Ventures Foundation http://www.civicventures.org/ to recognize persons over 60 years of age and are leading social innovators in their “encore” careers.
More information on the Full Belly Project is available at www.fullbellyproject.org.
Press Contact:
Anna Levitsky
Marketing & Education Coordinator
Foothills Connect
P: (828) 288-1650
F: (828) 288-1651
146 N. Main St.
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
www.foothillsconnect.com
www.farmersfreshmarket.org
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