66 november 2024 www.goodnewsfl.org Good news • South Florida edition COMMUNITY NEWS Jail n Bale Lassoes Funds for Families Food For The Poor (FFTP) acknowledged World Food Day on October 16 with the launch of a digital fundraising campaign aimed at addressing chronic malnutrition among children in El Salvador. The campaign is supporting a collaborative effort between FFTP and World Food Program USA for the United Nations World Food Programme’s work to support school meals in El Salvador. “We are so excited about this project in El Salvador,” said FFTP President/CEO Ed Raine. “We really respect World Food Program USA and how they have consistently presented themselves on the caring side of developing a partnership.” On the eve of World Food Day, Barron Segar, President and CEO of World Food Program USA, Riaz Lodhi, Representative and Country Director of the U.N. World Food Programme in El Salvador, and their team visited the FFTP headquarters in Coconut Creek, Fla., to celebrate their collaboration. “A school meal not only enables children to attend school but also uplifts families and boosts the local economy,” Segar said. During the celebration, Raine, Segar and Lodhi, along with executive staff and team members, toasted with Biofortik, an iron-fortified supplement central to FFTP's campaign. Biofortik, made in El Salvador from local corn and sorghum, is a nutritional supplement containing amino chelated iron that effectively addresses iron deficiency anemia. With a $2 million investment from FFTP and its generous donors, the project will deliver Biofortik to approximately 60,000 children. Including the children already receiving the supplement, the gift will help combat anemia and chronic childhood malnutrition among more than 400,000 students over the next 18 months. The initiative will also benefit 500 small-scale sorghum and corn farmers in El Salvador, strengthening local agriculture and food security. To learn more, visit foodforthepoor.donorsupport.co/pa ge/2024wfd Riaz Lodhi (left), Representative and Country Director of the U.N. World Food Programme in El Salvador, and Ed Raine, President/CEO of Food For The Poor (FFTP), prepare to sample Biofortik. Photo/Food For The Poor Ed Raine (center), President/CEO of Food For The Poor, is flanked by executive team members from FFTP, World Food Program USA, and the U.N. World Food Programme in El Salvador as they enjoy a sample of Biofortik in a toast to celebrate their new partnership. Photo/Food For The Poor On Sunday, October 20th, Tomorrow's Rainbow's mini ranch in Coconut Creek, hosted an unforgettable Pony Jail 'n Bale event, drawing in over 400 guests of all ages. The community came together for a day filled with live music, delicious food, games, a pie eating contest and their signature “lock-up” VIP fundraiser, where high-profile local figures were "jailed" in mini horse stalls until they raised their “bale.” (Yes, they can spell—but it's the mini ranch way!) Together, they raised more than $75,000 to support the mission of Tomorrow's Rainbow, providing no-cost mental health support for children and families healing from grief, loss, and trauma. Visit tomorrowsrainbow.org John Brodie and Patrice Blair A young equestrian Joel Smith and VIPs Food For The Poor Celebrates Partnership to Support School Meals in El Salvador
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