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AUGUST
2005 |  Homeless
man eating |
THE
COOPERATIVE FEEDING PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
On September
7th, 2005, The Cooperative Feeding Program will be celebrating 20 years of service
to the hungry and the homeless of Broward County. A special ceremony recognizing
the achievements of this lead agency in the fight against hunger and homelessness
will be held at the Sister Innocent Conference Center, Holy Cross Hospital on
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 from 5:30-7:30pm. Refreshments will be served.
If you would like to attend this celebration, please RSVP to Malka at (954) 792-2328
or Malka@FeedingBroward.org Spaces
are limited so please call ASAP.
If you are unable to make the event but
would like to send a special congratulatory message of support for The Cooperative
Feeding Program's 20th Anniversary, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/pfp/20thAnniversary.
THANK
YOU for being such an important part of this celebration of service to others.
We truly are our brother's keeper…
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20TH ANNIVERSARY GIVING SOCIETY HONOR ROLE TO BE ANNOUNCED
A special
Giving Society Honor Role celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Cooperative
Feeding Program will be announced at the agency's celebratory function on September
7th (see above) by Board Chair, Jim Foster. "We are very excited about inviting
a special group of supporters to become part of a permanent Honor Role to be prominently
displayed in The Cooperative Feeding Program to commemorate our 20 years of service
to the hungry and homeless of Broward County", explained Foster. Invitations to
join the honor role will be distributed at the 20th Anniversary event and later
distributed by mail.
 SAVE
THE DATE !
We
are pleased to announce that The Cooperative Feeding Program's 4th Annual SPEAKEASY
dinner affair will be held on Saturday, October 8th, 2005, at the Signature Grand
in Davie, FL.
What better way to celebrate 20 years of service than with
a Roaring 20's bash that is sure to be 20 times the fun! This extravaganza has
been one of our largest fundraising efforts over the past three years, drawing
over 300 people and this year hopes to be even bigger and more successful! We
will be honoring Andy Cagnetta from Transworld Business Brokers, Publix Super
Markets and the Edward W. Smith, Jr. Foundation for their tremendous support this
past year.
Please go to www.FeedingBroward.org/SpeakEasy
for ticket information and reservations.
We are asking for your support
of this evening of fun! Join us for Food, Spirits, Gaming, Live Music by the Danny
Lieberman Band, Silent & Live Auctions! Please contact Marlene (954) 792-2328
for the various Sponsorship Opportunities and benefits. Your contribution is tax-deductible
and will help The Cooperative Feeding Program to continue its work feeding and
assisting the poor and advocating on their behalf.
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BIG
"THANK YOUS"
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Clown
with 2 girls |
HUNDREDS
OF CHILDREN RECEIVE BACKPACKS FOR SCHOOL
More than 500 children from
economically challenged families have received backpacks and school supplies through
The Cooperative Feeding Program. On July 30th, in the presence of clowns, volunteers
and a disco party, more than 300 children arrived to The Cooperative Feeding Program
to collect their backpack, preparing to start school on August 8th.
Many
people generously supported the backpack program including the Joe Sonken Charitable
Trust, Tiffany Construction Inc., the ACQ Systems Team at American Express Technologies,
and Office Depot, amongst many others. MANY THANKS!
The event was successfully
organized by Irene Janota and Marlene Holder with support from Laura Heshmaty
and eight volunteers from American Express. Our friends at Humana provided health
related information to the families, together with "Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies".
The backpack program will continue on for a few more weeks, hoping to
reach a goal of 800 backpacks. If you would like to help by covering the cost
of a backpack and school supplies, please contact Marlene at (954) 792-2328 or
Marlene@FeedingBroward.org
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HUNGER
NEWS
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NEED HELP!
From August 12th - 19th we are in need of some extra help
in our Community Kitchen from 8am (or 7:30am if possible!) through 12 noon. If
you could help us during that period (or even for some of the days) please contact
Dorothy Abel at Dorothy@FeedingBroward.org
Thank you!
500
Kids in Youth Program |
500
BROWARD YOUTH LEARN WORK SKILLS BY SERVING THE POOR
Five hundred economically
disadvantaged youth from Broward County finished their first ever job experience
this week as part of the Summer Youth Employment Program.
"Do the best
you can - the first time", responded 15 year old Davon Johnson from Hollywood
when asked what he had learned during the past 7 weeks of the vocation program.
"I never realized that there were so many hungry people out there".
Johnson,
a 10th grader at Hallandale High School, together with eight other 14-18 year
old students, had experienced the real-life challenges of serving the hungry and
the homeless with The Cooperative Feeding Program, a lead agency in Broward County
in the fight against hunger. "You have to come to work with a positive attitude
because if you get like you don't want to be there, you could get fired," warned
the teen.
Organized by WorkForce One with financial support from the Children's
Services Council of Broward County, this is the first year of the Summer Youth
Employment Program. The goal of the program is to "provide eligible youth with
meaningful work to assist them in developing work skills and to enable youth to
assist in making improvements in their communities by performing meaningful tasks".
Each student earns $ 6.15 per hour for a 30-hour week.
APPLY
NOW FOR A FALL 2005 DO SOMETHING GRANT!
Young people have the energy,
creativity, and motivation to make changes in the world. By giving grants to young
people, this allows them to unleash their power and turn their ideas into action.
The Cooperative Feeding Program would like to encourage young people to design
a project regarding the issue of hunger in Broward County. "Do Something" awards
$500 grants to change-makers and potential community leaders age 18 and under
who identify problems in their communities, and then create game plans to do something
to change their world. Young people can apply on their own behalves, or on behalf
of a group or team. If you work with youth, encourage them to apply and make a
change in their community.
For more information, visit www.dosomething.org/awards/grants/index.php
or contact Bruce@FeedingBroward.org
Mother
and child with food |
DEMAND
FOR FOOD SERVICES CONTINUES TO GROW IN JUNE
During
the month of June 2005, The Ft. Lauderdale based Cooperative Feeding Program provided
104,799 Emergency Pantry meals (food boxes) and 9,920 hot meals in the Community
Kitchen. A total of 6,986 people from 2,416 families from throughout Broward County
were helped with food. These numbers are 25% higher than for the same period in
2004. We were only able to provide all this support because people like YOU helped
us…
I WANT TO HELP FEEDING A FAMILY IN NEED. Click here
www.FeedingBroward.org/donate
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Your
Friends at The Cooperative Feeding Program
1 NW 33rd Terrace · Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
954-792-2EAT
www.FeedingBroward.org
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