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Tag: Tricia Szymanski

A Birthday Wish for Ruth

A Birthday Wish for Ruth

November 22, 2021June 25, 2014 FFTP

Kathy Skipper is Director of Public Relations for Food For The Poor. She and her husband Joe have been blessed to sponsor Ruth through the Angels Of Hope program for the last two years. This is a birthday letter to their little girl, who lives at Our Lady of Lourdes Home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Food […]

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From the Field: Tricia Szymanski on El Salvador water project

From the Field: Tricia Szymanski on El Salvador water project

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

In El Salvador, one of the biggest issues in regards to water is NOT the lack of it.  Land vulnerability is high due to a heavy rainy season and flooding.  All throughout the mountains, communities are surrounded by rivers and natural water springs.  The problem is that these sources are not protected or properly maintained.  […]

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Help FFP award $500 to an orphaned child

Help FFP award $500 to an orphaned child

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

Angels of Hope Director Tricia Szymanski shares the inside scoop on FFP’s annual Angels of Hope Drawing Contest: The Angels of Hope Drawing Contest has become one of the highlights of the year for the artists that participate.  The children are always excited to hear the new themes each year and love to compare their […]

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A Day of Celebration for orphans

A Day of Celebration for orphans

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

AOH Slideshow by FFP Photographer Hilda Perez They anticipate the day for months. Like children waiting for Christmas, the orphans Food For The Poor’s Angels of Hope (AOH) program supports bubble with excitement over their upcoming Day of Celebration. They constantly talk about the day, ask questions about it and dream about the fun-filled affair. […]

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When a simple Christmas card means the world

When a simple Christmas card means the world

November 22, 2021May 10, 2023 FFTP

I just returned from a trip to Jamaica, and as we were visiting the different Angels of Hope homes for abandoned and orphaned children, we passed out some letters that were sent by their sponsors.  You cannot imagine how excited the children get to receive a simple letter, a message from afar that they are […]

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Angels of Hope Homes Turn Neglected Children into Queens and Kings

Angels of Hope Homes Turn Neglected Children into Queens and Kings

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

Our manager of Angels of Hope has met and bonded with hundreds of children who live in the 117 orphanages that Food For The Poor supports. For Tricia, each child is dear to her. This is a story of one child who captured Tricia’s heart and lives up to her name Reina, which means queen […]

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Food For The Poor Donors’ Gifts at Work

Food For The Poor Donors’ Gifts at Work

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

By April S. At Ciudad de Niños home, a Food For The Poor-supported orphanage in western El Salvador, the children sell fragrant candles for $1 and make an 80-cent profit with each purchase. The soy wax is provided by generous donors, the glass is made with recycled bottles collected from the area, and the red […]

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Angels of Hope orphans draw self-esteem, Biblical knowledge from contest

Angels of Hope orphans draw self-esteem, Biblical knowledge from contest

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

The 6th annual Angels of Hope Drawing Contest is now under way. 

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Carla, an Angel Of Hope

Carla, an Angel Of Hope

November 22, 2021March 21, 2023 FFTP

The Angels Of Hope program sponsors children who were neglected or abandoned. Through the compassionate support of donors, the children are clothed, fed and schooled. Most importantly, they are shown God’s love. Here, Angels Of Hope Program Director Tricia Szymanski visits with Carla, one of the sponsored children benefiting from the program, at a home […]

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