Who/What:
Feeding South Florida®, the leading domestic hunger-relief organization in the South Florida region, will host its 2nd annual Happy Harvest Community Partner Breakfast, an event recognizing those who are committed to helping the organization achieve its mission of ending hunger in South Florida.
Eleven honorees will be recognized for their support of Feeding South Florida, which provides 41 million pounds (34 million meals) of food to 784,110 individuals in need of food assistance — 264,280 of whom are children, and 130,000 are older adults — throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
Ellen Jaffe, on air personality/community affairs host with Easy 93.1, will serve as the event’s emcee. The keynote speaker will be Denise Hatton of R.C. Hatton Farms. The event is sponsored by ADT (adt.com), Events on the Loose (eventsontheloose.com), and Mike Sipe Entertainment (themikesipe.com). Breakfast is provided by Red Chair Catering (redchaircatering.net).
Happy Harvest Community Partner Breakfast honorees are:
Feed
Retail Partner of the Year: Wal-Mart
Produce Partner of the Year: Chiquita
Agriculture Partner of the Year: R.C. Hatton Farms
Lead
Advocate of the Year: Myron Bailey
Volunteer of the Year: Starr Hunter (Palm Beach); Theresa Bonatz (Broward/Miami-Dade)
Partner Agency of the Year: Village Baptist (Palm Beach County); Community Enhancement Collaboration (Broward County); St. Vincent de Paul Mother of Christ (Miami-Dade County)
Strengthen
Corporate Partner of the Year: Publix
Foundation Partner of the Year: Block Family Foundation
When:
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016
Doors open at 7:30 a.m.; Program begins at 8 a.m.
Where:
Feeding South Florida Headquarters
2501 SW 32 Terrace, Pembroke Park, FL 33023
Cost:
$25 per ticket by Oct. 24
$35 at the door
Table and sponsorship packages available; for more information, call 954.518.1818.
How:
To RSVP, visit feedingsouthflorida.org/event/2nd-annual-happy-harvest-breakfast.
About Feeding South Florida®
Feeding South Florida’s mission is to end hunger in South Florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education. Feeding South Florida® is the sole Feeding America® food bank in South Florida, and the leading domestic hunger-relief organization in the region, serving 25 percent of the state’s food insecure population. Through a local network of more than 400 nonprofit partner agencies, Feeding South Florida rescues 44 million pounds of food annually, serving 784,110 individuals in need of food assistance, 264,280 of whom are children, and 130,000 are older adults, throughout Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. For more information, visit www.feedingsouthflorida.org or call 954.518.1818.
