Monthly Newsletter September 2009
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 September 16,2009
Serving the Poorest of the Poor
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CHRON.com: Students raise money, give band lessons to Jamaican teens Jamaica Gleaner News: Marlyn is on a mission HOMETOWNlife.com: The ties that bind -- Haiti blanket project builds community at St. Colette Jamaican Information Service: Basic Schools in St. Catherine Receive Needed Supplies Stabroek News: Ministry receives millions of books for schools, libraries newsobserver.com: Christian card shark bets on faith Quick Links
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3-2-1 Fun Walk Just Around the Corner Food For The Poor's annual 3-2-1 Fun Walk is just weeks away, but there's still time to sign up for what promises to be a fun-filled day. 
Students Nationwide Commemorate World Food Day by Pulling an Would you consider pulling an all-nighter on your campus? Not to cram for an exam or write a paper, but as a way to help starving children and their families in developing countries. 
Soy product factories help fight chronic childhood malnutrition in Guatemala In the remote mountains of Guatemala, the number of children suffering from chronic malnutrition is higher than in many African countries.  El Salvador's Neediest Receive Blessing of Shoes Thousands of El Salvador's neediest children and elderly received new shoes last week, as part of an initiative overseen by Food For The Poor. 
Fishing For Food and a Future in Haiti In a country where children's bloated bellies and orange hair are ever-present signs of hunger and protein deficiency, Food For The Poor's fishing villages are providing not only critical food, but economic opportunity for the people who live there.  Clean Drinking WaterAnimals, children and villagers share what little water is available in this river -- a river contaminated with sewage runoff and waste. These underprivileged communities desperately need access... View this feature on Drinking Water.
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