John Van Hengel
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 19 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 21,1923 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Waupun |
| Wisconsin | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 7,2005 |
| Died | Phoenix |
| Arizona | |
| United States | |
| Founded | Feeding America |
| St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance | |
| Education | Lawrence University |
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| ID | 2861991 |
John Van Hengel Life story
John Arnold van Hengel was a grassroots activist and entrepreneur credited as being the "Father of Food Banking". In 1967, van Hengel founded St. Mary's Food Bank, the world's first food bank in Phoenix, Arizona.