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20 JUNE 2009 - PHOENIX, AZ: Melvin Holmes, from Phoenix, rides his bike home after picking up fresh produce at the "Farmers' Market" at the Cultural Cup. The Farmers' Market is one of the food bank outreach programs of the Cultural Cup. One Saturday a month, they distribute fresh fruit and vegetables before the walk in clinic opens. Holmes said he visits the food bank at the Cultural Cup every month or so to supplement the food he buys at a grocery store. The walk in clinic at the Cultural Cup Food Bank started two years ago when Cultural Cup founder Zarinah Awad wanted to expand the food bank's outreach and provide basic medical care for the people who use the food bank. The clinic sees, on average, 7 - 11 patients a week. Awad said that as the economy has worsened since the clinic opened and demand has steadily increased. She attributes the growth to people losing their jobs and health insurance. The clinic is staffed by volunteers both in the office and medical staff. Adults are seen every Saturday. Children are seen one Saturday a month, when a pediatrician comes in. Awad, a Moslem, said the food bank and clinic are rooted in the Moslem tradition of Zakat or Alms Giving, the giving of a small percentage of one's income to charity which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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20 JUNE 2009 - PHOENIX, AZ: Melvin Holmes, from Phoenix, rides his bike home after picking up fresh produce at the "Farmers' Market" at the Cultural Cup. The Farmers' Market is one of the food bank outreach programs of the Cultural Cup. One Saturday a month, they distribute fresh fruit and vegetables before the walk in clinic opens. Holmes said he visits the food bank at the Cultural Cup every month or so to supplement the food he buys at a grocery store. The walk in clinic at the Cultural Cup Food Bank started two years ago when Cultural Cup founder Zarinah Awad wanted to expand the food bank's outreach and provide basic medical care for the people who use the food bank. The clinic sees, on average, 7 - 11 patients a week. Awad said that as the economy has worsened since the clinic opened and demand has steadily increased. She attributes the growth to people losing their jobs and health insurance. The clinic is staffed by volunteers both in the office and medical staff. Adults are seen every Saturday. Children are seen one Saturday a month, when a pediatrician comes in. Awad, a Moslem, said the food bank and clinic are rooted in the Moslem tradition of Zakat or Alms Giving, the giving of a small percentage of one's income to charity which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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