Tag: nonprofit
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The Fight Against Hunger Loses a Leader and Friend
Sep 1st 2010
MAZON mourns the loss of our longtime friend and colleague Bob Forney, CEO of the Global FoodBanking Network, who died suddenly on August 29. Bob has been held in high esteem by all of us in the anti-hunger community, and he will be greatly missed. Our most sincere condolences go out to his family and ... continue reading »
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Long-Time Anti-Hunger Advocate Resigns as MAZON President
Mar 1st 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Barbara H. Bergen Tel. (310)-442-0020 Email: mazonmail@mazon.org Long-Time Anti-Hunger Advocate Resigns as MAZON President Los Angeles, March 2, 2010 – Dr. H. Eric Schockman, president of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, announced his resignation today. Serving at the helm of one of the country’s leading anti-hunger advocacy organizations for nearly ... continue reading »
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Seizing the Moment
Sep 9th 2009
by H. Eric Schockman, Ph.D. Every year at the High Holy Days, I am reminded of an old family friend whose unflagging optimism always fueled my great admiration. ”How are things going?” I would ask whenever our paths would cross, to which he would make the inevitable reply: ”Today is going to be the best ... continue reading »
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Go You Forth: Four Years After Hurricane Katrina
Sep 3rd 2009
To make a contribution for this event visit www.mazon.org/donate-now. Please indicate that your donation is for “New Orleans.” ... continue reading »
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Making the Grade
Aug 27th 2009
A MAZON donor was recently highlighted in The News-Gazette newspaper of Champaign-Urbana, IL. August 13, 2009 Making the Grade “For his bar mitzvah – a coming-of-age ceremony for Jews – Saul Downie elected to give gifts instead of receive them and collected thousands of dollars for two charities in the process. The Urbana Middle School ... continue reading »
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Advocacy is Easy
Jul 29th 2009
The following originally appeared as a guest blog on Twitter for Food for Tisha B’Av 5769. Twitter for Food is a monthly event where Twitter users gather and skip a meal to draw attention to stopping hunger. For more information, read our thoughts here and visit TwitterForFood.com. You Tweet for Food every month. You click ... continue reading »
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How can I help the multitude of people in need?
May 28th 2009
Los Angeles is full of wealth & opportunity, yet I see people in need everyday. A shoeless man walks the Sunset Strip; a teenage runaway sits with his dog on Santa Monica’s Promenade; a veteran asks for money and food on the median in front of the gates of Bel Air; and countless faces push ... continue reading »
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El Salvador Days 4 and 5 (March 13 and 14, 2009)
May 1st 2009
The past day and half has been incredible. On Friday morning we made the two-hour drive to Chalatenago in the northern part of the country. We met with the leaders form the community of Guarjila to discuss their partnership with SHARE as the CCR, a grassrooots board of leaders in the neighboring communities. Many of ... continue reading »
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El Salvador Day 3 (March 12, 2009)
May 1st 2009
We spent the day in the southeast region of El Salvador visiting two cooperative programs. After our hour and a half bus ride, we visited Los Frailes cooperative with CONFRAS, a grassroots organization that cultivates organic and agro-ecological basic grains and vegetables. CONFRAS, with the support of SHARE, organizes the Peasant to Peasant program, where ... continue reading »
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El Salvador Day 2 (March 11, 2009)
May 1st 2009
Today began by interacting with all of the participants (MAZON’s delegation of eight people is part of the larger SHARE delegation of 150 individuals) while also going through an in-depth orientation on health, safety, and the elections as well as on the SHARE Foundation. Important health, safety and election takeaways: 1. Brush your teeth with ... continue reading »
