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Radio personalities travel with Food For The Poor to Haiti

October 08th, 200909:46 AM ET

By Food for the poor

On-air personalities from across the country traveled to Haiti this fall with the Christian relief and development organization, Food For The Poor. For many of the travelers this was their first experience in witnessing destitution. "The emotions that come with this are overwhelming," said Tim Hartlage, General Manager of 94.7 FM WFIA in Louisvill...
Gala proceeds to provide Haitians with a fresh start in life

October 01st, 200910:16 AM ET

By Food for the poor

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Sept. 25, 2009) - Thanks to the continued participation, and unwavering support of several communities, The Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor's eighth annual fundraising event, Seeds of Hope, was a successful, sold-out event. "With this year's event proceeds we will start building more homes and a second village for...
Atlanta residents transform lives and plant Seeds of Hope

October 01st, 200909:55 AM ET

By Food for the poor

ATLANTA, Ga. (September 25, 2009) - At the second annual Food For The Poor Atlanta event, supporters planted Seeds of Hope for the people of Haiti by filling a W Atlanta - Buckhead ballroom to capacity. Proceeds will transform lives and establish a Food For The Poor fishing village in the small coastal village of Marigot, Haiti. "The ocean that se...
Fishing For Food and a Future in Haiti

August 19th, 200911:41 AM ET

By Food for the poor

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2009) - In a country where children's bloated bellies and orange hair are ever-present signs of hunger and protein deficiency, Food For The Poor's fishing villages are providing not only critical food, but economic opportunity for the people who live there. In just a little over two years, 24 fishing villages have bee...
Hope For Haitians Committee Helps Families

August 07th, 200903:58 PM ET

By Food for the poor

ROCKFORD, Ill. (August 7, 2009) - Residents from the Rockford/Chicago community are doing something to rescue Haitian families who live in a garbage-filled swamp. The Hope for Haitians Committee and Food For The Poor will host their eighth annual fundraising event, Seeds of Hope, Saturday, Aug. 22, at Rockford Country Club. Proceeds will be used t...
Where can you find another Great Depression?

July 20th, 200903:01 PM ET

By Food for the poor

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (July 15, 2009) – It’s in the eyes. The dates may have changed, decades may have passed, but the despair and pain is the same and it’s apparent in the mother’s eyes. In a dramatic photographic comparison, the nation’s largest international charity, Food For The Poor, presents jarring images from...
Florida Senator, Wife Visit Feeding Center in Haiti

July 01st, 200909:26 AM ET

By Food for the poor

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 29, 2009) - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) and his wife, Grace, visited the Food For The Poor feeding center in Port-au-Prince while the senator was in the country for talks over the weekend. His trip was part of a renewed international focus on the country that has been battered in the past year by four tropical storms an...
Florida senator to visit Food for the Poor center in Haiti

June 26th, 200905:00 PM ET

By Food for the poor

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 26, 2009 ) - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) is in Haiti this weekend for a firsthand look at U.S. efforts to stabilize Haiti by sending tens of millions in aid to create jobs, build roads and help the country fight drug traffickers. And while there, he's agreed to visit with a Florida-based nonprofit that helps feed the h...

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