Kingston, Jamaica – October 15, 2015: Food For The Poor (FFP) has responded to the urgent request of Bahamians to provide aid to areas of the islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.
Representatives of the Catholic church in the Bahamas and the South Florida Episcopal diocese appealed for immediate aid, in response to pleas from residents left with nothing.
Jamaica, the Caribbean country where FFP began over 30 years ago, was actively involved in the response. Wisynco Group Limited, which is spearheaded by Andrew Mahfood, also Chairman of FFP Jamaica, donated 2,000 cases of 330 ml Wata (water) products to the Bahamas.
“Whenever these storms strike, access to clean water is essential and we are pleased to be able to lend assistance to the Bahamians who will benefit from this donation. We wish them a speedy recovery,” Mahfood said.
Containers of essential items such as building supplies and baby items were loaded and sent immediately, but the charity needs help with a request for canned goods. Food For The Poor is asking for donations of canned meats, canned fish and canned milk, both evaporated and condensed. Perishable items cannot be accepted.
“The officials told us today what their needs are, and I need to get it there yesterday,” said Food For The Poor President/CEO Robin Mahfood, in expressing the urgency of the situation. “My heart was broken when I saw the woman pleading for help for her and her neighbors. They have nothing left.”
A video of residents pleading for help was shared with the charity today. You can see it here: www.FoodForThePoor.org/bahamas.
Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and development organization in the United States, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 95 percent of all donations going directly to programmes that help the poor. For more information, please visit www.FoodForThePoor.org.
For more information, please contact:
Kathy Skipper
Director of Public Relations
954-427-2222 x 6614
kathys@foodforthepoor.com
http://www.foodforthepoor.org/newsroom/news/bahamas-hurricane-joaquin-relief-100615.html
Food For The Poor (FFP) Jamaica is the largest charity organization in Jamaica that provides relief in the areas of housing, food, medical, water, sanitation, education, agriculture, outreach and micro-enterprise.
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