COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2010) – Laura Levy, popular online food blogger of www.LaurasBestRecipes.com, wants you to watch, vote and help raise money for Haiti. Levy hopes to tally up the most votes in this latest online recipe competition, sponsored by Campbell’s Soup Company and www.GoodBite.com. If she wins, she’ll donate her entire prize […]
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Florida Marlins Step Up To The Plate For Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2010) – Spring training is just a few weeks away, and some of the Florida Marlins are already stepping up to the plate for Haiti’s earthquake victims. The baseball team’s “Caravan of Earth” picked up food, water and medical supplies at a BJ’s Wholesale Club and personally delivered them to […]
Boca Raton Gala to Rebuild Haiti with New Hope, New Beginnings
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 10, 2010) – Thanks to the generosity and unwavering support of the South Florida community, Food For The Poor’s New Hope, New Beginnings gala on Saturday, Feb. 6, raised funds to build more than 150 concrete housing-units for Haiti’s earthquake victims. “Less than a month ago Haiti suffered the worst possible […]
Food For The Poor: One Month After Haiti Earthquake
General relief Over the past month, Food For The Poor has been able to provide relief to Haiti through the acquisition and delivery of more than 7,100 tons of food, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, building materials and other goods to support the victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake. The 359 containers have provided lifesaving goods to […]
Boca Grande Residents Plan to Build a Village In Devastated Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla.(Feb. 2, 2010) – A passionate group plans to build a brand new village in Pierre Payan, Haiti, just two hours north of the devastated capital, Port-au-Prince. This group is made up of about two dozen Boca Grande residents, an island located on the west coast of Florida, mid-way between Sarasota and Ft. […]
Ocean Spray, Inc., Reaches Out To Earthquake Victims
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2010) – Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., North America’s leading producer of canned and bottled juice drinks, has announced that the approximately 500 employees in the corporate offices in Massachusetts will be collecting food and other essentials for Food For The Poor to distribute to Haiti’s earthquake victims. The company has […]
Food For The Poor’s Fine Wines & Hidden Treasure’s Gala to Bring Relief and Rebuild Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 3, 2010) – Palm Beach philanthropists Robert G. and Arlette Gordon (Honorary Chairpersons) joined Andres and Cathie Fanjul (Ball Chairpersons) and Paul Marino (Event Chairman) on stage at Food For The Poor’s seventh-annual Fine Wines & Hidden Treasures gala on Jan. 28 to urge friends and guests to send crucially needed […]
Royal Caribbean Partners to Help Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2010) – Royal Caribbean International is helping Food For The Poor deliver aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti through a cash donation, as well as delivery of critical goods. The cruise line has ships that go into Labadee, on the northern coast of Haiti, and those ships have been ferrying water and […]
Taiwan Reaches Out to Haiti Through Food For The Poor
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2010) – Taiwan and Food For The Poor are leveraging their strong partnership to provide food for the earthquake-stricken people of Haiti. Two hundred tons of rice will arrive on Friday, and another shipment of 200 tons is scheduled to be delivered in April. In addition, Taiwan’s President Ma traveled […]
Food For The Poor Sends 3,100 Tons of Emergency Relief to Haiti
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Feb. 2, 2010) – To date, Food For The Poor has purchased, packaged and shipped more than 3,100 tons of emergency relief to the earthquake victims in Haiti. The agency has been working there for more than 24 years and plans on providing humanitarian aid to the country as long as it […]