On-air personalities from across the country traveled to Haiti this fall with FFP. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Dec. 2, 2011) — 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 witnessing this level […]
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WLRN Radio Fundraises to Feed Children in Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2011) — Friends of WLRN is reaching out for the second time this year to help Food For The Poor. This much-needed help is coming during a time when soaring food and fuel prices are putting a strain on nonprofits. When radio listeners support WLRN through the station’s fund drive, […]
Big Mama and Lake Worth Church Parishioners Turn to Food For The Poor to Deliver Thanksgiving Meals
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011) — As the price of Thanksgiving dinner increases this year, more people are needed to help serve the less fortunate. “Big Mama” Essie Reed, and parishioners from United Overcomer Church in Riviera Beach contacted Food For The Poor this year to ask for help to purchase turkeys for needy […]
Boca Committee Members Open Their Hearts to Haiti
Rene Mahfood, Ronda Gluck and Allison Venditti are blessed by children at a school in Cite Soleil, Haiti, operated by FFP. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2011) — To kick-start the much anticipated 17th annual Food For The Poor Building Hope Gala, seven committee members from the Boca Raton/Lighthouse Point communities traveled to Haiti Nov. […]
Feeding the Hungry, One Step at a Time
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2011) — There is still time to lace up your sneakers and register to participate in Food For The Poor’s “5K Walk/Run For Hunger.” Join us this Saturday, Nov. 19, for the first “5K Walk/Run For Hunger” at Tropical Park located at 7900 Bird Road, Miami, Fla. More than 800 […]
Honor Society of Nursing Recognizes Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2011) — Food For The Poor was one of two organizations to receive Archon Awards at the 2011 International Awards for Nursing Excellence in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 31. The award is granted to those who have made health a major aspect of their work, and have created significant […]
Caribbean Region Battling HIV/AIDS, Needs Help to Win the Fight
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 10, 2011) — It’s been 30 years since the world first learned about the dreadful disease that attacks a person’s body by destroying specific blood cells that fight infections. According to the World Health Organization, since the beginning of this pandemic, more than 60 million people worldwide have been infected with […]
Boca Grande Meets Goal in Pierre Payen and Changes Lives
Boca Grande Friendship Village is a picturesque community of more than 60 pastel colored houses located in a valley between the mountains and the sea in Pierre Payen, Haiti. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2011) — Boca Grande Friendship Village, a picturesque community that’s nestled between majestic mountains, dozens of fruit trees, a river, and […]
Saving Lives with Soybeans in Guatemala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2011) — Two containers packed to the brim with more than 88,000 pounds of soybeans have arrived to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Loaded in the tiny town of Moorhead, Minn., back in August, these fascinating little beans grown in the United States can be used to make milk, protein-rich meat substitute […]
Palm Beach Philanthropists to Celebrate Life of Robert G. Gordon at Food For The Poor’s Fine Wines & Hidden Treasure’s Gala
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2011) — Food For The Poor’s ninth annual Palm Beach Gala, Fine Wines & Hidden Treasureswill be Sunday, January 29, 2012, at The Breakers, Palm Beach. The annual event is chaired by distinguished Palm Beach philanthropists Arlette Gordon and Elizabeth Bowden (Honorary Chairwomen), and Paul Marino (Event Chairman). (L to […]