COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2011) — A piece of legislation currently being considered in Congress, the Postal Reform Act (H.R. 2309), would have a significant negative impact on nonprofits. The near elimination of the nonprofit rate discount (from 40 percent to 10 percent over six years) would equate to an immediate postage rate increase […]
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Thousands of Hands to Pack One Million Meals for Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 21, 2011) — A taste of the tropics is taking root in the nation’s heartland. Wisconsin, famous for its cheese and its sports teams, soon will celebrate all things Haitian. Haiti’s food, artistry and music are the supporting cast in Milwaukee’s grand production of a four-day food packing event with Food […]
Jamaican Diaspora Raises Money to Support Food For The Poor’s Education Initiatives
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2011) — Jamaica’s Consul General Sandra Grant Griffiths presented Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor, a check to support the nonprofit’s educational initiatives in Jamaica on Thursday, Sept. 15. The donation was collected on Sunday, Aug. 7, when hundreds of Jamaican nationals and friends attended a service at […]
Hope for Haiti Unites Rockford Residents
ROCKFORD, Ill. (Sept. 9, 2011) — 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 […]
Feeding the Hungry, One Step at a Time
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (September 7, 2011) — 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. […]
Eco-friendly, Waterless Toilets Promote Good Health
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2011) —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 parish, Jamaica. “In our efforts to bring sustainable solutions to thosewe serve, we were eager to […]
Tri-County Exhibit: A Showcase for Artists, a Benefit for the Poor
Haiti Hats by Benjamin Rusnak COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2011) — 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 […]
Food For The Poor to Buy Rice from Haitian Farmers
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2011) — 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. […]
Tie-dying Teen Challenges You to Vote and Refresh the World
Samantha Kerker, 16, shows off the tie-dye clothes she created to help Nicaragua. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 1, 2011) — 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 […]
Out of Debris and Despair, Progress in Port-au-Prince
The future site in Orangers where the first phase of 100 homes will be built. COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2011) — 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 […]