PRESS RELEASES:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JUNE 9, 2008)

 

 CONTACT: JUDY WALTERS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

                       JWALTERS@FAITHFARM.ORG

 

FAITH FARM MINISTRIES, INC., DISBURSES FOOD BOUNTY

 

FAITH FARM MINISTRIES, A 59 YEAR OLD, COMMUNITY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, EXTENDS SINCERE THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR GENEROUS FOOD CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED BY THEIR LOCAL LETTER CARRIERS DURING THE “STAMP OUT HUNGER” FOOD DRIVE ON SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008. 

 

“WE WERE DELIGHTED TO PICK UP NEARLY 20,000 POUNDS OF FOOD FROM THE BOYNTON/JOG AND THE BOYNTON/GATEWAY POST OFFICES, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT FAITH FARM, BUT WILL STOCK OUR FOOD PANTRY THAT HELPS TO FEED OUR COMMUNITY’S HUNGRY”, SAYS DAVID MILLA, HEAD OF ADVERTISING FOR FAITH FARM. “WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS WORTHY, ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENT”, ADDED PASTOR JIM RENEAU. “WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL.” 

 

FAITH FARM SHARED THE COLLECTION WITH THE SOUP KITCHEN, INC. AND WITH TRINITY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL, BOTH IN BOYNTON BEACH. “WE, AT TRINITY, ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUSITY OF FAITH FARM TO SHARE THEIR BOUNTY OF FOOD ITEMS WITH US”, SAYS REV. DANIEL WEST, TRINITY’S ASSOCIATE PASTOR. “WE DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO SEVERAL AGENCIES AND MANY INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES. THERE ARE MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS AND THAT LOOK TO US FOR HELP . . . THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATED.”

 

FAITH FARM ALSO EXTENDS HEARTFELT THANKS TO MS. LAURI MIALE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, BRANCH 171 OF MIAMI. HER EXPERTISE IN COORDINATING THE EVENT MADE THE FOOD DRIVE A HUGE SUCCESS. IT IS BECAUSE OF SPECIAL PEOPLE LIKE LAURI AND OUR OTHER DONORS, THAT FAITH FARM MINISTRIES HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ITS VALUABLE SERVICES TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOR OVER 59 YEARS THROUGH ITS CAMPUSES IN FT. LAUDERDALE, BOYNTON BEACH AND OKEECHOBEE.

 

PHOTOS OF THE EVENT CAN BE VIEWED AT THE WEBSITE, WWW.FAITHFARM.ORG, WHERE YOU CAN ALSO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE THREE AREA FAITH FARM CAMPUSES, THE FREE, 9-MONTH RECOVERY PROGRAM, THE “CHURCH WITH A HEART FOR THE HURTING”, AND THE WELL-KNOWN, SUPPORTING, 28,100 SQ. FT., FAITH FARM THRIFT STORE, WHICH FEATURES NEW AND USED FURNITURE, AUTOMOBILES, HOME FURNISHINGS AND SO MUCH MORE.