COCONUT Creek,
Fla., (Oct. 30, 2012)
– Food For The Poor has joined #GivingTuesday, a first of its kind effort that
will harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners – charities,
families, businesses and individuals – to transform how people think about the giving
season.
Coinciding
with the Thanksgiving holiday, the first #GivingTuesday will be Nov. 27, 2012,
and will use the power of social media to create a national movement. Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become
synonymous with shopping, and the goal is to make #GivingTuesday synonymous
with giving back, and to kick off the season of sharing.
“Food
For The Poor is extremely excited and proud to be a part of this movement,
where dozens of nonprofits working in the United States and in various
countries are spreading the news about the beauty of giving back,” said Angel
Aloma, Executive Director of Food For The Poor. “It is my hope that individuals
who learn about #GivingTuesday will support their charities and causes of
choice and take part in helping to create a better world.”
To join
Food For The Poor’s #GivingTuesday initiative, visit www.foodforthepoor.org/givingtuesday.
View
our gift catalog video at www.foodforthepoor.org/givingtuesdayvideo
for creative ideas that
will continue to change lives long after the holiday season has ended. For $10,
you can give the gift of a fruit tree, or you can choose to give farm animals such
as chickens, pigs, goats, donkeys and cows, which will provide an income and a
source of nutrition for destitute families.
#GivingTuesday is endorsed by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, Dorothy A. Johnson Center
on Philanthropy, Giving
Institute, Giving USA Foundation
and InterAction. Charity Navigator and
GuideStar are serving as Charity Advisors. VolunteerMatch is a volunteer
advisor to #GivingTuesday.
For
more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday
website www.givingtuesday.org,
Facebook page www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday
or follow the #GivingTuesday hashtag on Twitter.
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.
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