Bankers Healthcare Group Donates Furniture

Donated Office Furniture to Serve New Purpose in Jamaica

	Bankers Healthcare Group donated more than 150 pieces of office furniture, including several large filing cabinets and drawers to Food For The Poor. The donated items will be shipped to Jamaica and reused in schools and orphanages supported by the relief and development organization.
Related Items: See Photos of the Delivery Become a Food For The Poor Partner

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2015) – More than 150 pieces of office furniture that once filled the South Florida corporate headquarters of Bankers Healthcare Group soon will be heading to Jamaica. BHG, a provider of financing solutions for healthcare professionals, relocated from Southwest Ranches to Davie, Fla., and decided to donate their extra furnishings to Food For The Poor.

“Through Food for the Poor, we were able to take our seemingly everyday items and pass them on to communities that could really benefit from them,” said Bob Castro, president and co-founder of Bankers Healthcare Group. “BHG is truly grateful for the opportunity to support Food for the Poor and contribute to their global impact. We hope Jamaican schools and orphanages will be able to get good use out of this furniture.”

For more than three decades, Food For The Poor has been a dedicated servant of the poor, supplying the basic needs of housing, food, and water to the people in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. The organization relies on the gift-in-kind donations it receives from corporations, businesses and individuals to provide essential goods like school furniture, medical equipment, and medicines.

“Once these items are delivered to our warehouse, they are sorted and shipped to where the need is greatest as quickly as possible,” said Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor. “The office furniture we received from Bankers Healthcare Group is a perfect example of how something that was once used in one capacity can be reused to serve a new purpose.”

The furnishings donated by BHG will be reused in schools and orphanages supported by the charity. 

Since 2001, Bankers Healthcare Group has been committed to providing financing solutions for healthcare professionals, allowing them to remain focused on delivering high quality care. BHG has provided more than $2 billion in funding to thousands of customers nationwide. Inc. has recognized the company nine times for growth and job creation. For additional information, please visit www.bhg-inc.com or follow Bankers Healthcare Group 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 95 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.

A race to the finish to benefit families in El Salvador

It’s not the win, but the finish that’s important for one runner who’s taking part in the upcoming Rochester Marathon on Sept. 23. Eric Bessette, a Deacon at the Church of the Transfiguration in Pittsford, NY, has spent months training to run 26.2 miles in a race he knows he will not win – but his purpose is much greater than the trophy.

“I’ve dedicated this run to a rural village in El Salvador afflicted with poor living conditions, malnutrition, unemployment, and lack of education,” said Deacon Bessette. “My church has partnered with the Food For The Poor organization to help provide for this community.” 

The Valle Verde community is a 45 minute drive northeast of El Salvador’s capital city of San Salvador and was established in the 1990’s as a refuge for families displaced by civil war. Last year, the Global Solidarity Ministry Committee at the Church of the Transfiguration began working with the international relief and development organization to build a village consisting of 20 two-room homes, a library and vocational center, plus animal husbandry projects for self-sustainability.

With the construction for the first 10 two-room homes set to start in the fall, the Global Solidarity Ministry Committee is backing Deacon Bessette’s idea of using his participation in the Rochester Marathon as a way
 to raise the final funds necessary for phase one of the Valle Verde village.

“The determination of those who want to make a difference in this world never ceases to amaze me. Running in a marathon is not easy, but yet Deacon Bessette is willing to do whatever it takes to help others,” said Angel Aloma, Executive Director of Food For The Poor. “We are very grateful to all those involved in the Church of the Transfiguration for helping Food For The Poor to provide a better life for the destitute families
 in El Salvador.”

Deacon Bessette will be wearing a sash that reads “Running for Valle Verde.” He’s hopeful his community will make a pledge toward his run to raise the much needed funds to meet the goal.
Here’s how you can help: go to: www.foodforthepoor.org/transfiguration to make a secure online pledge.

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