Local Mormons Provide Food Relief in Florida
June 26, 2009 by Gale
Filed under Mormons Serving Local Communities
On June 25, 2009, Florida Today.com, in an article by John A. Torres, reported the following:
Starting today, hungry families struggling to provide can go to the nearest Catholic Church for a week’s supply of food.
Rik Jesse, Florida Today
More than 12,000 pounds of food collected and donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was picked up Wednesday by volunteers with Catholic Charities of Central Florida. The partnership is expected to ease the economic crunch for struggling families for the next three weeks. The food is available for anyone, regardless of faith.
It’s the first time an LDS Stake has connected with the local Catholic Church to work on this type of project. There are a large number of Catholic Churches in Brevard County that can serve as distribution centers. The project follows a successful fund-raising campaign called Project Hunger, aimed at providing food for the poor during the summer months. Donations are typically lower during the summer than during the winter holiday season, so it’s difficult to keep food banks stocked. This recent donation will help provide needed food until the Project Hunger funds are allocated. Funding for the effort was provided by donations from Latter-day Saints (Mormons) throughout Central Florida.
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