Archive for April, 2010

Evans High School students send 11,664 meals to Haiti

Evans High School students send 11,664 meals to Haiti

For many of the students of Evans High School the devastation of the January earthquake in Haiti hit very close to home. With the largest Haitian population in Florida, 37% of the students had family members who were directly affected by the earthquake and its devastation. On early day approximate

04.15.2010| Kids Against Hunger | staff

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Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club packs 65,006 meals

Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club packs 65,006 meals

275 volunteers from the Lehigh Acres Kiwanis Club packed 65,006 meals for the hungry. What was neat about this particular packing event is that not only will the food be going abroad to help those in need but it will also be distributed to local food pantries to help the hungry here. Lehigh Kiwansi

04.15.2010| Kids Against Hunger | staff

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CFU Soccer Community Packs 66,258 meals

CFU Soccer Community Packs 66,258 meals

A huge thanks to everyone who came out from the Central Florida United Soccer community to "Say NO to Starvation" to package meals for Haiti. We had a great time and most importantly got to help the people of Haiti who are in dire need. Since our packers were 99% athletes we had to throw a little

04.15.2010| Kids Against Hunger | staff

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Come Pack Meals for Haiti! Thurs. April 8th 5-7pm

Come Pack Meals for Haiti! Thurs. April 8th 5-7pm

CHILD HUNGER: Every six seconds a child dies because of hunger and related causes (Source: State of Food Insecurity in the World, FAO, 2004) 10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths (Source: The St

04.3.2010| Kids Against Hunger | staff

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