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Food For The Poor, Hormel Foods Unite to Help Malnourished Children

March 31st, 201110:55 AM ET

By Food for the poor

Children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition will be provided with nourishing food through an innovative initiative by Food For The Poor and Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL). Hormel Foods, one of the nation's largest manufacturers and marketers of consumer-branded meat and food products, has introduced Spammy™, a fortified, shel...
Powerade enters March Madness arena, after fight against cholera

March 18th, 201104:05 PM ET

By Food for the poor

Powerade, March Madness' "Official Sports Drink of the NCAA," late last year entered another arena in a big way – the fight against cholera in Haiti. The Coca-Cola Brand donated 2,538 cases of its beverages from plants in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to Food For The Poor, the third-largest international relief and development organizati...
Take a sip, save a life 2011

March 18th, 201110:19 AM ET

By Food for the poor

Climate change, disease and natural disasters are all taking a toll on the world's clean water supply, making this life-sustaining liquid nearly impossible to obtain for some in developing countries. "Every 20 seconds, a young child either dies or becomes deathly ill from ingesting dirty or contaminated water in some parts of the world," said Ange...
Redesign Helps Food For The Poor Donors Become Champions

March 16th, 201111:02 AM ET

By Food for the poor

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&nbs...
WLRN Campaign Helps Feed Children in Haiti

March 16th, 201110:33 AM ET

By Food for the poor

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 malnourish...
One Boca Grande Thanks Another For a New Life

March 14th, 201101:54 PM ET

By Food for the poor

The leader of the Boca Grande Hope for Haitians Committee and the Haiti Project Manager for Food For The Poor brought a message of gratitude to those attending the March 2 event in Boca Grande. "Merci, merci, merci...thank you so much for impacting, changing, transforming, restoring, for giving life," said Delane Bailey-Herd, Haiti Project Man...