COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (April 24, 2013) – More than 150 Louisville residents dressed in Derby fashion to support Food For The Poor’s High Heels & Hats 1-mile stroll on April 20 at The Summit. Proceeds from the event will go toward programs that help alleviate poverty in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Awards were given to Alisa Zanetti for the Highest Heels; April Porterfield for Biggest Hat; and Michael Parrish for Most Fabulous Guy in Heels. This year’s winners wore 6-inch high heels, and a 31-inch Derby hat.
Fundraising will continue through May 31. Prizes will be awarded to the top individual fundraiser and the top fundraising team.
Guests also had the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a MINI Cooper. The winning ticket will be pulled Thursday, May 16.
To make a donation or view event photos, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org/highheels.
On behalf of Food For The Poor, High Heels & Hats was presented by The Summit and sponsored by Crush Boutique; DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse; Earth Fare; Martini Italian Bistro; Splendid Events, LLC; Starbucks; The DNR Group; Zoёs Kitchen; and media partners 94.7 FM WFIA and Louisville Magazine.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 95 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Boca Grande Committee to Announce Plans for Friendship Village III
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2013) – During the week of Jan. 14-17, Hope For Haitians Chairmen Ben and Louise Scott, and eight Boca Grande Committee members, traveled with Food For The Poor to Haiti. During the three-day trip, the group attended the inauguration of the Boca Grande Friendship Village II in Michaud, and they also toured the location of the future site of Boca Grande Friendship Village III, where they received a very warm welcome.
In a prayer of thanksgiving for the visitors from Florida, one Manneville, Haiti resident said, “We thank you God, because they are people who recognize that we are people. You put it into their hearts so they can relate to the situation that we are living in, this difficult situation.”
Manneville is a small town located near Thomazeau in the community of Croix-des-Bouquets. The residents who live there are in desperate need of housing and access to clean drinking water. With a population of approximately 52,000, the community’s need can seem overwhelming, but the committee members are not intimidated.
“We can only do so much, but our goal is to help as many as we can, build houses as fast as we can, and to raise as much money as we can. There are a lot of groups like us, but not enough, so we just want to do our part with what we have,” said Scott.
“What impressed me the most was the patience, the faith, and the hope that’s still here after three years,” said George Castrucci, Boca Grande Committee Member. “It’s very sad, but very pleasing they’re hopeful, and hopefully we can do something to help them.”
Scott will address the Boca Grande Community at a reception on Feb. 21, at the historic Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, located at 445 Gilchrist Ave. in Boca Grande, Fla. He will elaborate on plans for Boca Grande Friendship Village III in Manneville, Haiti.
Boca Grande Friendship Village III will have the following:
The Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee has been working through Food For The Poor to build homes since 2009. The first Boca Grande Friendship Village is located in Pierre Payen, Haiti. Click here to see what some of the committee members saw while visiting the tent cities, and during the inauguration of Friendship Village II.
Committee members include: Ben and Louise Scott, the Rev. Gary Beatty, the Rev. Brian Brightly, the Rev. Jerome Carosella, the Rev. Michelle Robertshaw, George and Lois Castrucci, Patricia Chapman, Ray and Iliene Corcoran, Randy and Sue Eddy, Charlie and Florita Field, Evelyn Finnegan, Lou and Corie Fusz, Stephen and Susan Jansen, Tom and Nancy Lorden, Colvin and Madelaine McCrady, and Peter and Elsa Soderberg.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor.
In a prayer of thanksgiving for the visitors from Florida, one Manneville, Haiti resident said, “We thank you God, because they are people who recognize that we are people. You put it into their hearts so they can relate to the situation that we are living in, this difficult situation.”
Manneville is a small town located near Thomazeau in the community of Croix-des-Bouquets. The residents who live there are in desperate need of housing and access to clean drinking water. With a population of approximately 52,000, the community’s need can seem overwhelming, but the committee members are not intimidated.
“We can only do so much, but our goal is to help as many as we can, build houses as fast as we can, and to raise as much money as we can. There are a lot of groups like us, but not enough, so we just want to do our part with what we have,” said Scott.
“What impressed me the most was the patience, the faith, and the hope that’s still here after three years,” said George Castrucci, Boca Grande Committee Member. “It’s very sad, but very pleasing they’re hopeful, and hopefully we can do something to help them.”
Scott will address the Boca Grande Community at a reception on Feb. 21, at the historic Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, located at 445 Gilchrist Ave. in Boca Grande, Fla. He will elaborate on plans for Boca Grande Friendship Village III in Manneville, Haiti.
Boca Grande Friendship Village III will have the following:
- 35 two-room houses with sanitation. Each house will be built with a gutter system on the roof that will be connected to a water cistern, which will provide families with immediate access to rain water.
- 2,000 trees will be planted around the community to reforest the land and also increase fruit bearing trees.
- 100 goats will be distributed to residents in the community. The residents will be properly trained on how to care for the animals.
- 50 residents will receive agricultural tools to help them become more productive farmers.
The Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee has been working through Food For The Poor to build homes since 2009. The first Boca Grande Friendship Village is located in Pierre Payen, Haiti. Click here to see what some of the committee members saw while visiting the tent cities, and during the inauguration of Friendship Village II.
Committee members include: Ben and Louise Scott, the Rev. Gary Beatty, the Rev. Brian Brightly, the Rev. Jerome Carosella, the Rev. Michelle Robertshaw, George and Lois Castrucci, Patricia Chapman, Ray and Iliene Corcoran, Randy and Sue Eddy, Charlie and Florita Field, Evelyn Finnegan, Lou and Corie Fusz, Stephen and Susan Jansen, Tom and Nancy Lorden, Colvin and Madelaine McCrady, and Peter and Elsa Soderberg.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Providing safe, clean water for families: Food For The Poor’s Water Week 2012 campaign
Many living in developed countries do not give much thought to their daily water use for cooking, cleaning or even drinking. They simply head to the nearest sink and turn on the faucet.
As World Water Day celebrates its 19th year on March 22, Food For The Poor will launch its third annual Water Week fundraising campaign, March 18 through March 25. During this weeklong donation drive, the ministry will partner with local participating restaurants and businesses to raise money for water filtration units, water wells and pumps.
According to the World Health Organization, 11 percent of the world’s population or around 783 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. Many initiatives to supply the world with access to clean water have been successful, but sadly this precious resource remains out of reach for far too many people. By supporting Water Week 2012 you will be helping to provide a community with safe drinking water. It only takes a little bit to make a big difference.
Businesses participating in Water Week are:
Bamboo Wok, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 3, Coconut Creek
Dunkin’ Donuts, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 1, Coconut Creek
Salon Natasha, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 4, Coconut Creek
Dryclean USA, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 2, Coconut Creek
Dryclean USA, Lakeside Square Plaza 11640 Palmetto Park Rd Suite 101, Boca Raton Dryclean USA, Keystone Plaza 10450 Wiles Road, Coral Springs
Dryclean USA, Countryside Plaza 5668 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City
Dryclean USA, Parkview Square 17161 S.W. 172nd Ave., Miramar
LaBrasa, 4201 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Coconut Creek
Aunt I’s,101111 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines
Island In The Pines, 162 N. University Drive, Pembroke Pines
Finger Lickin’s, 11244 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines
Cool Running’s, 9977 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar
El Atlakat, 8986 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines
The Promenade, 4443 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek
“The critical need of clean drinking water became even more urgent during the height of the cholera outbreak that impacted Haiti nine months after the January 2010 earthquake,” said Angel Aloma, Executive Director of Food For The Poor. “The waterborne disease has claimed more than 7,000 lives and has sickened hundreds of thousands. There’s growing concern that with this year’s rainy season we’ll see an increase of new cholera cases, but we’re taking every step possible to prevent this from happening.”
Since the earthquake, Food For The Poor has installed 45 water filtration units, which produce 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water a day in various locations in the Artibonite region of Haiti. Last year, the organization completed 175 water projects throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Patrons visiting participating businesses are being asked to remember those who do not have access to clean drinking water and to donate toward this life-saving resource. Funds collected during Water Week will be used to provide clean water for families and communities in Central American and the Caribbean.
In developing countries, children like 11-year-old Carmelina must forge treacherous paths just to fetch a single drink of water. To see a 5 minute video of Camelina’s story click on link: www.FoodForThePoor.org/water. To learn more about Water Week and to see a complete list of participating Water Week businesses, click on www.FoodForThePoor.org/waterweek.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
Contact:
Wanda Wright
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6079
wandaw@foodforthepoor.com
As World Water Day celebrates its 19th year on March 22, Food For The Poor will launch its third annual Water Week fundraising campaign, March 18 through March 25. During this weeklong donation drive, the ministry will partner with local participating restaurants and businesses to raise money for water filtration units, water wells and pumps.According to the World Health Organization, 11 percent of the world’s population or around 783 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. Many initiatives to supply the world with access to clean water have been successful, but sadly this precious resource remains out of reach for far too many people. By supporting Water Week 2012 you will be helping to provide a community with safe drinking water. It only takes a little bit to make a big difference.
Businesses participating in Water Week are:
Bamboo Wok, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 3, Coconut Creek
Dunkin’ Donuts, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 1, Coconut Creek
Salon Natasha, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 4, Coconut Creek
Dryclean USA, 4660 W Hillsboro Blvd # 2, Coconut Creek
Dryclean USA, Lakeside Square Plaza 11640 Palmetto Park Rd Suite 101, Boca Raton Dryclean USA, Keystone Plaza 10450 Wiles Road, Coral Springs
Dryclean USA, Countryside Plaza 5668 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City
Dryclean USA, Parkview Square 17161 S.W. 172nd Ave., Miramar
LaBrasa, 4201 West Hillsboro Boulevard, Coconut Creek
Aunt I’s,101111 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines
Island In The Pines, 162 N. University Drive, Pembroke Pines
Finger Lickin’s, 11244 Pines Blvd. Pembroke Pines
Cool Running’s, 9977 Miramar Pkwy, Miramar
El Atlakat, 8986 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines
The Promenade, 4443 Lyons Road, Coconut Creek
- 160 Degrees & Muffuletta
- Scarfone’s Coal Fired Pizza
- Crepe Maker
- Red Rock Oasis
“The critical need of clean drinking water became even more urgent during the height of the cholera outbreak that impacted Haiti nine months after the January 2010 earthquake,” said Angel Aloma, Executive Director of Food For The Poor. “The waterborne disease has claimed more than 7,000 lives and has sickened hundreds of thousands. There’s growing concern that with this year’s rainy season we’ll see an increase of new cholera cases, but we’re taking every step possible to prevent this from happening.”
Since the earthquake, Food For The Poor has installed 45 water filtration units, which produce 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water a day in various locations in the Artibonite region of Haiti. Last year, the organization completed 175 water projects throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.
Patrons visiting participating businesses are being asked to remember those who do not have access to clean drinking water and to donate toward this life-saving resource. Funds collected during Water Week will be used to provide clean water for families and communities in Central American and the Caribbean.
In developing countries, children like 11-year-old Carmelina must forge treacherous paths just to fetch a single drink of water. To see a 5 minute video of Camelina’s story click on link: www.FoodForThePoor.org/water. To learn more about Water Week and to see a complete list of participating Water Week businesses, click on www.FoodForThePoor.org/waterweek.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
Contact:
Wanda Wright
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6079
wandaw@foodforthepoor.com
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Orlando residents to present findings from Haiti at annual gala
Residents from the Orlando area are committed to rescuing Haitian families who call garbage-filled swamps “home.” Central Florida residents interested in Haiti’s rebuilding process are encouraged to attend Food For The Poor’s 12th annual fundraising event, A Celebration of Hope, Nov. 12, at Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa. Proceeds from the annual Orlando gala have built homes for more than 586 families.
“The impact of sheltering just one poor family reverberates from the heart of that family directly to the heart of God,” said Lynne Nasrallah. “I never tire of seeing a rusty tin shack being replaced by a sturdy Food For The Poor home. I have witnessed many fathers’ hands trembling with emotion and many mothers’ tears streaming from their eyes as they are given keys to their new front door. This scene is ‘a celebration of hope’ – a hope that tells the poor that God has indeed remembered His People.”
The evening will include live music, a silent auction, house rally, dancing, and a memorable dinner with friends. Bidding on silent auction prizes offers opportunities for guests to shop and donate to the cause at the same time. Prizes include exclusive art and collectibles from the Caribbean and Latin America, designer jewelry, vacations, golf and dining packages.
Event proceeds will be used to construct critically needed homes and water projects in Haiti. Last year’s event raised enough funds to build 42 two-room Food For The Poor homes in Haiti.
For additional information regarding A Celebration of Hope event, sponsorship levels, and tickets, available at $150 per person, please call 1-888-404-4248 or visit www.FoodForThePoor.org/orlando.
A Celebration of Hope event sponsor, Winter Park Construction and their staff, will build a prefabricated, 12-by-12 foot house in the ballroom, to afford guests the opportunity to appreciate the significance a modest house makes in the lives of the truly destitute. For $6,400, Food For The Poor can build a safe, permanent two-room house with access to water and sanitation. A certificate of appreciate will be mailed to donors along with a photo of the house and housing recipients.
Committee members include: Anibal & Maritza Beltran, Linda Bonnewitz, The del Campo Family, Janice Chong, Cynthia Hawkins, Jackie Heaps, Dr. Aida Jimenez and Isabel Jimenez, Kathy Kinchla, Donna Larson, Tom Murphy, Paul Mylod, Desirae Nasrallah, Nicole Nasrallah, Robin Neel, Nancy Padilla, Lisa Padilla, Patricia Perfito, Amira Rivera, Diane Rogers, Roseline and Pelfrine Saint-Fort, The Santana Family, Marie Schwarz, Kelly Wilkes, Jean and Donna Wilson, and Holly Wilson.
In September, two Orlando residents traveled to Haiti on a Food For The Poor mission trip to witness first hand the conditions of the people and to see how the nonprofit continues to improve lives and living conditions throughout the country. The visitors traveled through swamps, blessed Emmanuel Village V, visited a home for handicapped children and the neonatal unit at Bernard Mevs Hospital, and learned how sustainable initiatives empower villages and increase in-country production of food. These initiatives include tilapia ponds, chicken rearing and animal husbandry projects.
“As pilgrims with Food For The Poor, we begin to personally understand the command: Love one another,” said Nasrallah. “We show our love by the way we look into the eyes of the poor, or by the way we greet them or by the way we clasp their hand. This love lends value to our action.”
Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor.
For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Leigh Oates
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6054
jennifero@foodforthepoor.com
“The impact of sheltering just one poor family reverberates from the heart of that family directly to the heart of God,” said Lynne Nasrallah. “I never tire of seeing a rusty tin shack being replaced by a sturdy Food For The Poor home. I have witnessed many fathers’ hands trembling with emotion and many mothers’ tears streaming from their eyes as they are given keys to their new front door. This scene is ‘a celebration of hope’ – a hope that tells the poor that God has indeed remembered His People.”The evening will include live music, a silent auction, house rally, dancing, and a memorable dinner with friends. Bidding on silent auction prizes offers opportunities for guests to shop and donate to the cause at the same time. Prizes include exclusive art and collectibles from the Caribbean and Latin America, designer jewelry, vacations, golf and dining packages.
Event proceeds will be used to construct critically needed homes and water projects in Haiti. Last year’s event raised enough funds to build 42 two-room Food For The Poor homes in Haiti.
For additional information regarding A Celebration of Hope event, sponsorship levels, and tickets, available at $150 per person, please call 1-888-404-4248 or visit www.FoodForThePoor.org/orlando.
A Celebration of Hope event sponsor, Winter Park Construction and their staff, will build a prefabricated, 12-by-12 foot house in the ballroom, to afford guests the opportunity to appreciate the significance a modest house makes in the lives of the truly destitute. For $6,400, Food For The Poor can build a safe, permanent two-room house with access to water and sanitation. A certificate of appreciate will be mailed to donors along with a photo of the house and housing recipients.
Committee members include: Anibal & Maritza Beltran, Linda Bonnewitz, The del Campo Family, Janice Chong, Cynthia Hawkins, Jackie Heaps, Dr. Aida Jimenez and Isabel Jimenez, Kathy Kinchla, Donna Larson, Tom Murphy, Paul Mylod, Desirae Nasrallah, Nicole Nasrallah, Robin Neel, Nancy Padilla, Lisa Padilla, Patricia Perfito, Amira Rivera, Diane Rogers, Roseline and Pelfrine Saint-Fort, The Santana Family, Marie Schwarz, Kelly Wilkes, Jean and Donna Wilson, and Holly Wilson.
In September, two Orlando residents traveled to Haiti on a Food For The Poor mission trip to witness first hand the conditions of the people and to see how the nonprofit continues to improve lives and living conditions throughout the country. The visitors traveled through swamps, blessed Emmanuel Village V, visited a home for handicapped children and the neonatal unit at Bernard Mevs Hospital, and learned how sustainable initiatives empower villages and increase in-country production of food. These initiatives include tilapia ponds, chicken rearing and animal husbandry projects.
“As pilgrims with Food For The Poor, we begin to personally understand the command: Love one another,” said Nasrallah. “We show our love by the way we look into the eyes of the poor, or by the way we greet them or by the way we clasp their hand. This love lends value to our action.”
Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor.
For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Leigh Oates
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6054
jennifero@foodforthepoor.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Redesign Helps Food For The Poor Donors Become Champions
A redesign of Food For The Poor’s personal fundraising program encourages donors to create their own personalized web pages for causes close to their hearts. As Champions For The Poor, donors are able to share their passion for providing relief to the destitute by engaging their friends and families.
Two years ago, a South Florida fifth-grader utilized this technology to raise more than $162,000 to build a village in Haiti. As a result of her success she has been named one of Florida’s top two youth volunteers for 2011. For another donor, what started as a personal project requirement to graduate from the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, led a teenager to tie-dye her way to building homes in Nicaragua. In addition to shelter, other supporters are raising awareness and money to install water wells, and build schools, clinics and soy product factories.
Some donors are inspired to raise funds in honor of one of life’s major milestones, or in memory of a cherished loved one. To provide donors with a sense of community, Food For The Poor has prearranged the champions personalized fundraising web pages into eight distinct categories; Birthdays and Anniversaries, Weddings and Graduations, Individual Causes, Group Causes, In Loving Memory, Faith-Based, Rebuild Haiti, and Party with a Purpose.
You can register to be a champion for the poor, and learn more about Food For The Poor’s personal fundraising program by visiting www.foodforthepoor.org/help/champions.
“Food For The Poor recognizes that all its donors are crucial to the charity’s mission of saving lives,” said Angel Aloma, Food For The Poor’s Executive Director. “The personalization of fundraising pages empowers donors to share their genuine enthusiasm and fundraising causes with friends and family members.”
The technology is user-friendly and Food For The Poor staff is available to help you throughout the process. For additional questions about Food For The Poor’s Champions For The Poor, please dial 954-427-2222, ext. 6064 to speak with William Casanova, or e-mail williamc@foodforthepoor.org for immediate assistance.
Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.foodforthepoor.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Leigh Oates
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6054
jennifero@foodforthepoor.com
Two years ago, a South Florida fifth-grader utilized this technology to raise more than $162,000 to build a village in Haiti. As a result of her success she has been named one of Florida’s top two youth volunteers for 2011. For another donor, what started as a personal project requirement to graduate from the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, led a teenager to tie-dye her way to building homes in Nicaragua. In addition to shelter, other supporters are raising awareness and money to install water wells, and build schools, clinics and soy product factories.Some donors are inspired to raise funds in honor of one of life’s major milestones, or in memory of a cherished loved one. To provide donors with a sense of community, Food For The Poor has prearranged the champions personalized fundraising web pages into eight distinct categories; Birthdays and Anniversaries, Weddings and Graduations, Individual Causes, Group Causes, In Loving Memory, Faith-Based, Rebuild Haiti, and Party with a Purpose.
You can register to be a champion for the poor, and learn more about Food For The Poor’s personal fundraising program by visiting www.foodforthepoor.org/help/champions.
“Food For The Poor recognizes that all its donors are crucial to the charity’s mission of saving lives,” said Angel Aloma, Food For The Poor’s Executive Director. “The personalization of fundraising pages empowers donors to share their genuine enthusiasm and fundraising causes with friends and family members.”
The technology is user-friendly and Food For The Poor staff is available to help you throughout the process. For additional questions about Food For The Poor’s Champions For The Poor, please dial 954-427-2222, ext. 6064 to speak with William Casanova, or e-mail williamc@foodforthepoor.org for immediate assistance.
Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.foodforthepoor.org.
Contact:
Jennifer Leigh Oates
Food For The Poor
Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6054
jennifero@foodforthepoor.com
WLRN Campaign Helps Feed Children in Haiti
At a time when soaring food and fuel prices are threatening nonprofits’ ability to get lifesaving food to the poor, Friends of WLRN is reaching out once again to help Food For The Poor. When radio listeners support WLRN through the station’s fund drive, Friends of WLRN will in turn donate a portion of the proceeds to feed hungry and malnourished children in Haiti.
Friends of WLRN has dedicated its fundraising time from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, to help Food For The Poor. For every $100 committed by listeners who call to support the station during that time, Friends of WLRN will donate $18 to feed a hungry child in Haiti for six months. Through the station’s generosity in two campaigns last year, more than 1,300 children were fed for six months through Food For The Poor’s feeding programs.
Wagner Previato, Director of Marketing and Membership for Friends of WLRN, called last year’s campaigns a success for both the station and for the children, and is hoping for additional support this time for Haiti as the country continues to endure crisis after crisis.
“The South Florida community and supporters of our public radio station responded generously when we mentioned that a portion of their contributions would be going directly to feeding children in Haiti through Food For The Poor,” said Previato. “Our partnership with Food For The Poor helped mobilize our efforts in making a gift that nourishes Haiti’s most vulnerable citizens, and supports 91.3 WLRN’s news coverage of Haiti and all other local news stories.”
In Haiti, more than half of the population, including two-thirds of the children, suffers from malnutrition. About 76 of every 1,000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday.
“This past year, we’ve experienced a lot of crises, and each one has further hurt the poor, but this convergence of rising costs threatens the provision of the most basic relief – the shipment of simple, life-sustaining foods,” said Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor. “If you are helping the destitute, you must first start by providing food that will give them life and allow you to build from there. This will challenge all of us. We are so very grateful for the support of Friends of WLRN and 91.3 WLRN, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”
Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.foodforthepoor.org.
Contact:
Kathy Skipper
Food For The Poor
Director of Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6614
kathys@foodforthepoor.com
Friends of WLRN has dedicated its fundraising time from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, to help Food For The Poor. For every $100 committed by listeners who call to support the station during that time, Friends of WLRN will donate $18 to feed a hungry child in Haiti for six months. Through the station’s generosity in two campaigns last year, more than 1,300 children were fed for six months through Food For The Poor’s feeding programs. Wagner Previato, Director of Marketing and Membership for Friends of WLRN, called last year’s campaigns a success for both the station and for the children, and is hoping for additional support this time for Haiti as the country continues to endure crisis after crisis.
“The South Florida community and supporters of our public radio station responded generously when we mentioned that a portion of their contributions would be going directly to feeding children in Haiti through Food For The Poor,” said Previato. “Our partnership with Food For The Poor helped mobilize our efforts in making a gift that nourishes Haiti’s most vulnerable citizens, and supports 91.3 WLRN’s news coverage of Haiti and all other local news stories.”
In Haiti, more than half of the population, including two-thirds of the children, suffers from malnutrition. About 76 of every 1,000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday.
“This past year, we’ve experienced a lot of crises, and each one has further hurt the poor, but this convergence of rising costs threatens the provision of the most basic relief – the shipment of simple, life-sustaining foods,” said Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor. “If you are helping the destitute, you must first start by providing food that will give them life and allow you to build from there. This will challenge all of us. We are so very grateful for the support of Friends of WLRN and 91.3 WLRN, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.”
Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organization in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.foodforthepoor.org.
Contact:
Kathy Skipper
Food For The Poor
Director of Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6614
kathys@foodforthepoor.com
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