Monthly Newsletter December 2011

Radio personalities travel to Haiti with Food For The Poor
On-air personalities from across the country traveled to Haiti this fall with Food For The Poor. For many of the travelers, this was their first experience witnessing this level of extreme destitution.

WLRN Radio fundraises to feed children in Haiti
Friends of WLRN reached out for the second time this year to help Food For The Poor, dedicating fundraising time to raise money to feed Haitian children.

Big Mama and Lake Worth church parishioners turn to Food For The Poor to deliver Thanksgiving meals
Food For The Poor helped “Big Mama” Essie Reed and parishioners from United Overcomer Church in Riviera Beach purchase turkeys for needy families this year.

Boca committee members open their hearts to Haiti
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. 7-9.

Feeding the hungry, one step at a time
Food For The Poor’s Miami “5K Walk/Run For Hunger” took place Nov. 19 at Tropical Park.

Honor Society of Nursing recognizes Food For The Poor
Food For The Poor received an Archon Award at the 2011 International Awards for Nursing Excellence in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 31.

Caribbean region battling HIV/AIDS, needs help to win the fight
Food For The Poor was invited to participate and served on the planning committee for the very first conference on AIDS in the Caribbean region.

Boca Grande meets goal in Pierre Payen and changes lives
Thanks to the caring residents of Southwest Florida’s Boca Grande community, pastel colored houses now sit in a valley that was once occupied with mud huts.