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Causes: Food, Food Programs
Mission: Distribution of food vouchers to the local needy through participating non-profit agencies and churches, thanksgiving sponsorship of food drive and the sponsorship of community dinners. All funding accomplished through public support appeals.
Programs: Consistent with the program's purpose, funds were raised through an appeal of the public in sarasota and manatee counties. As a result of the public's response, 17,118 ten dollar food gift cards were distributed to participating non-profit agencies and churches to forward to their needy. In conjunction a thanksgiving food drive was administered resulting in approximately 45 tons of food and over 1,600 turkeys distributed to these same participating agencies and churches.