Date: September 11th 2005
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| Sep 11, 2005 | Contact: Paul Turner | FFL Global Office: (301) 987-5883 | Newsletter Archives | |||||||||||
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| Vegan meals and a whole lot of love!
Meals are being cooked from the Food for Life farm in Cariere, Mississippi and then transported 20 minutes to Claiborne Mall, Picayune. where the National Guard has set up a Water and Ice Station. Survivors drive in or line up for a hearty lunch of rice, bean and potatoes stew, deep fried vegetable fritters, BBQ sauce, peanut butter pudding and lemonade. Another FFL volunteer, Keith, added, "We also serve breakfast at the Red Cross shelter in Picayune and everyone loves it -- hash browns, english muffins, strawberry semolina pudding, and herbal tea! "People are loving our fresh meals. It is a nice change from the MRE's they typically get."
Houston...we have a solution!
Food for Life Global is partnering with an organization in Houston called Target Hunger (www.targethunger.org) and with the Southwestern Bell Communicator’s Union. Target Hunger’s modus operandi is to use free food distribution as a hook to attract people and then offer them education in community resources, job hunting, and healthcare, etc. Target Hunger is organizing a massive campaign to educate Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston on job resources, living assistance, relocation etc. They will base operations out of the Communicator’s Union Hall (located centrally in Houston). The idea is that FFL will come and serve lunch and people can take the lunch inside the Union Hall, where they will then be given information and assistance. Simultaneously, Food for Life will be serving breakfast to evacuees at a church (20 minutes from the hall). This has also been arranged by Target Hunger. Food for Life Global is proud to be a partner in this project. To learn more about Target Hunger, visit: www.targethunger.org September 8, 2005 - As far as helping hungry people in the devastated Gulf Coast area, Food for Life volunteers from ISKCON temples and from the community in Mississippi, West Virginia, Washington DC, and Florida are doing their part. Food for Life is already sending teams to the stricken Gulf Coast towns of Waveland, Biloxi and Gulfport to distribute sanctified vegetarian meals to Hurricane survivors. A new team from Houston are now serving hot vegetarian dinners at shelters in Houston with a new team from Los Angeles to arrive shortly. Needless to say, our small efforts have been received with gratitude by the storm-tossed survivors. September 6, 2005 -- Courageous Krishna monks from their farm community in Carraire Mississippi are already venturing into the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast, braving fields of debris, vast stretches of noxious quick mud, and crazed gas-hungry locals to distribute freshly cooked vegetarian meals. Despite reports of people being held up at gunpoint to feed gas-hungry SUVs and pickups, yesterday and today the FFL volunteers journeyed to Gulfport and Biloxi to bring hot meals of red beans and rice, chapattis and lemonade to the starving residents. Another New Orleans FFL volunteer, Rodney Holden, who lost everything in the hurricane, recently collected supplies in Memphis and transported them to the FFL Camp Kitchen in Mississippi, while another survivor, Dvibhuja Das, whose rental property lost its roof in the storm, is one of many now devoting their full time to food distribution in the Gulf Coast area. They report a scene of almost total devastation with very little help for the victims. The aged and infirm are hardest hit, often immobilized with no one to help them. The volunteers are going door-to-door in the affected areas near the coast, bringing back striking tales of devastation and woe." Food for Life Global is continuing to support these efforts as well as many more now getting underway in Texas. Aside from financial contributions, Food for Life Global is also looking for donations of the following equipment:
Call 301 987 5883 or write to FFL Disaster Relief Center Concerned people are also encouraged to donate to these efforts through our paypal account.
All volunteers MUST REGISTER with Food for Life Global Remote Volunteering / Fund Raiser / Activists Food
for Life is encouraging people to give their time in their local area
to help raise awareness of FFL's activities and thus raise much needed
money. The relief efforts we are undertaking will continue for at least
3 months -- and that means money is crucial. There are an estimated
1 million people displaced. Someone has to feed these people every
single day and that takes a lot of money. Food for Life is doing its
part to contribute the massive feeding programs of the Red Cross and
various Church groups. Many students have emailed to ask if they can
organize a fundraising drive at their campus. The answer is a resounding "Yes." Please
help in whatever way you can, whether it is selling t-shirts, approaching
your local businesses, or writing an article. We just ask that you
keep Food for Life Global informed of all your activities. A poster will be uploaded soon. Those interested contact FFL Activism email. Print the following poster and post it at your local restaurant, temple, healthfood store or community hall. You can also add this email signature to your outgoing emails. It will lead people to donating online through PayPal. For the webmaster out there, please place these banners on your web site with a link back to the FFL home page.
Food for Life does not have the expensive PR machine that other relief agencies have and so in many cases the media is not even aware of our efforts. Send them to our web site or give them the following poster. If you see a website promoting relief agencies, tell them about Food for Life. |
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NEW FFL World Hunger Map Food for Life Global recently published the FFL World Hunger Map. The map is printed on full color gloss photo paper and will make an excellent display in any temple, church, home, or office. The map depicts all the major regions of the world suffering from hunger and is superimposed with locations of FFL projects. Bordering the 36x24 inch map are pictures of FFL recipients, including shots from the recent tsunami relief program.
Our hope is to raise awareness of this major world issue. The more people are conscious of this problem, the better it will be for those suffering. Food for Life strongly believes that a vegetarian diet is a step in the right direction to reducing world hunger. The FFL World Hunger Map is available for $5 each (plus shipping). Proceeds will go towards supporting FFL projects around the world. Printing is limited, so order today! |
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ADVOCACY Package (Updated Package) Please help get the word out! Print these documents and distribute far and wide in your area.
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APPEAL: Volunteer Coordinator Needed Food for Life Global continues to receive applications from volunteers wishing to assist FFL in its worldwide projects. We desperately need the expert help of an experienced Volunteer Coordinator. The ideal person needs to have the following qualifications:
If you or someone you know possess these traits, please write to us with references. Gokulam
- Bhaktivedanta
Children's Home Volunteering Offshore Food for Life is encouraging people to give their time in their local area to help raise awareness of FFL's activities and thus raise much needed money. Many students have emailed to ask if they can organize a fundraising drive at their campus. The answer is a resounding "Yes." Please help in whatever way you can, whether it is selling t-shirts, approaching your local businesses, or writing an article. We just ask that you keep Food for Life Global informed of all your activities. Donations by Check Send to:
All donations are tax deductible. Food for Life Tax ID: 52-195-2901 Where You Can Donate JustGive and Network for Good, both of which are prominently displaying Food for Life on their hunger relief pages and of course at the FFL web site using PayPal. (Note: PayPal does extract a very small percentage of the donated money for transaction fees. Typically $3 for a $100 donation). Thank you for your friendship. On behalf of all the Food for Life volunteers, we hope this meets you in the best of health and happiness. Paul Turner The Food
for Life Global Friends Newsletter is distributed to more than 20,000 vegans
and vegetarians worldwide. |
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Paul Rodney Turner (Priya)
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September
11, 2005 -
Fresh vegan meals continue to go out to survivors in Mississippi. "Delicious pasta, vegan chili and lemonade are
just the thing to satisfy a rumbling stomach," explains Rodney
Holden, one of the many volunteers helping the FFL Katrina Relief
team.
FFL
volunteers from as far away as Los Angeles and Washington DC are flying
into Houston to begin a new relief project in cooperation with the
Target Hunger Campaign. Freshly cooked vegan meals will be served to
Evacuees from Hurricane Katrina at a hall in the center of downtown
Houston - Monday to Friday.
Data
from the map is based on the official World Food Programme hunger map
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