Capella University, an accredited online university, to partner with Food Lifeline to host a volunteer event on Oct. 8 near Seat

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Students, faculty, staff and friends of the online university to gather to help those less fortunate

MINNEAPOLIS, October 6, 2011–Capella University(http://www.capella.edu), anaccredited online university

*that has built its reputation by providing high qualityonline degree programsfor working adults, is partnering with Food Lifeline's Shoreline Volunteer Repack Center in Shoreline, Wash., to host a volunteer event on Oct. 8. From 1 – 4 p.m., several dozen Capella students, faculty, staff and friends are expected to gather to help with a variety of tasks, including labeling packaged products, inspecting and sorting food donations, and repackaging bulk donated products. The goal is to get thousands of pounds of food out to those who need it most.

Food Lifeline is a member of Feeding America, which is a featured non-profit for Capella's Inspire Giving program.

This is one of several volunteer events that Capella has hosted in the past couple of years to help those less fortunate. Past events have taken place in locations such as New York, Atlanta, and San Francisco.

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Capella University (www.capella.edu) is an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing quality online degree programs for working adults. Nearly 80 percent of Capella students are currently enrolled in master's, specialist, or doctoral degree programs in business, counseling, education, health administration, homeland security, human resource management, human services, information technology, nonprofit management and leadership, nursing, psychology, public administration, public health, public safety, and social work. Capella also offers bachelor's degree programs in business, information technology, nursing, psychology, and public safety. Within those areas, Capella currently offers 135 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 17 certificate programs. More than 38,000 students were enrolled as of June 30, 2011, from all 50 states and 59 other countries. Capella is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Founded in 1993, Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company, headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visithttp://www.capella.eduor call 1.888.CAPELLA (227.3552)..

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