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Follow on Google News | Catholic Relief Services Announces Egan Award for Journalistic Excellence WinnersWinners will travel to East Africa to report on food crisis
• Division A (national circulation): • Division B (regional circulation, more than 35,000): Elisabeth Deffner, for her article "Fighting Modern-Day Slavery Requires Community Support" in the Orange County Catholic (article is not available online) • Division C (regional circulation, less than 35,000): Connie Berry, for her article "Living under the Bridge" in the Catholic Sun (Syracuse, NY) (http://www.thecatholicsun.com/ All winners will receive a trophy and a trip to East Africa to see the effect of the current food price crisis, urban food insecurity and potential solutions to rising food costs. The trip will provide the journalists with an opportunity to witness firsthand the work of CRS and to meet people whose lives have been changed by the generosity of the Catholic community in the United States. Now in its 16th year, the award is named after Eileen Egan, CRS' first professional staff layperson, who devoted four decades of her life to assisting refugees and helping the poor in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information about the Egan Award, please visit http://crs.org/ # # # Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.crs.org or http://www.crsespanol.org. End
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