Post tagged with food for the poor

  • Hope for Haiti unites Rockford residents

    September 09th, 201101:16 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Are you in need of some Caribbean flair? There is still time to purchase your ticket to The Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor's 10th annual fundraising event An Evening in the Tropics, Saturday, Sept. 10 at Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention Center. Come enjoy the melodies of a steel drummer and a heavenly slice of key lime pie ...

  • Feeding the hungry, one step at a time

    September 08th, 201104:43 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    There is still time to follow through with your New Year's resolutions. Lace-up your sneakers, and register to participate in Food For The Poor's nationwide "5K Walk/Run For Hunger" at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Fla. on Sept. 24. The sixth annual fundraiser in Deerfield Beach, Fla. kick-starts events nationwide: Oct. 15 in Fort Mill, S.C...

  • Every dollar you give today will deliver over $19 worth of lifesaving aid

    September 08th, 201101:57 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Food For The Poor recently received a generous donation of food and other critically needed supplies from our corporate partners who want to help us alleviate the suffering of hungry children and their families. But in order to provide this aid as quickly as possible, we need your help to cover shipping and distribution expenses. Every dollar ...

  • Eco-friendly, waterless toilets promote good health

    September 02nd, 201104:40 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    To replace dangerous pit latrines and provide schools and communities with access to proper sanitation, Food For The Poor has launched an initiative to install eco-friendly, waterless toilets in locations throughout St. Catherine's parish, Jamaica. "In our efforts to bring sustainable solutions to those we serve, we were eager to invest in a test ...

  • Tie-dying teen challenges you to vote and refresh the world

    September 02nd, 201102:43 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Register to vote in Pepsi's Refresh Project, and with a click of your mouse you can empower high school students to establish Food For The Poor-related clubs. Samantha Kerker, 16, passionately believes all high school students should have the opportunity to witness poverty firsthand, and to give back to their community before they graduate. Samant...

  • Tri-county exhibit: a showcase for artists, a benefit for the poor

    September 02nd, 201102:34 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    An art exhibition may be a delight for the eyes, but the creativity it takes to make an image come to life takes talent and passion. Food For The Poor is also passionate about what it does on behalf of the poor, and is excited about its first "Art Embracing Hope" or "Härt Exhibition" that it will host in three South Florida cities this fall. A ka...

  • Food For The Poor to buy rice from Haitian farmers

    September 01st, 201104:48 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    In a move to help Haitian farmers as well as to supply food even more efficiently to the hungry in that country, the international relief and development agency Food For The Poor will start buying rice from 2,000 farmers in the area most affected by the 2010 earthquake. The partnership will begin today and will provide a third of the rice that the ...

  • Out of debris and despair, progress in Port-au-Prince

    August 19th, 201102:00 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Rubble that has lined vacant sections of Port-au-Prince since the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake is finally being cleared to make way for much needed housing in the Caribbean nation's capital and most populous city. Food For The Poor is about to start a major housing development project on the outskirts of the city with the Inter-American Development Ba...

  • Determined to build a school, 11-year-old needs your help

    August 10th, 201102:34 PM ET
    By Food for the poor
    In May, 11-year-old Rachel Wheeler traveled to Haiti to dedicate the village for which she fundraised for two years. It was built with the nonprofit Food For The Poor. The residents in "Rachel's Village" greeted her with a hero's welcome, clapping and singing songs of praise and thanks. It was here, in the coastal village of Kay Piti, in Leogane, a...

  • Food For The Poor wins Telly award

    August 08th, 201111:47 AM ET
    By Food for the poor
    Food For The Poor's 'The Least Of These' was named winner of a second place Bronze Telly Award for bringing awareness to the desperate plight of children who suffer horrific living conditions in developing countries. The moving production highlighting personal stories of children in Haiti and Guatemala was selected out of approximately 11...
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