Food For Thought

Some of our Project Africa supporters are off and running… uh, walking.

Veronica Ng and her family are in Namibia, where they plan to spend some time helping the Hope Initiatives soup kitchen.

Connie Beall and Chard Lowden are in Scotland, getting ready to start their fundraising walk.

They sent this note to share with you:

A quick note from Glasgow. We’ve been doing the city sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh and walking all over both cities to keep in shape for the walk. We’re having a great time and we’re also ready to be out in the country. Tomorrow we take the train to Milngavie to start our walk on Wednesday. Scotland is sunshine and showers, we’re never without the raincoats! But it’s not at all cold. Scotland is so green and lush and the flowers are beautiful. More from the walk.

Connie and Chard

When Santa Rosa gastroenterologist Veronica Ng decided to retire, she made a generous decision. In lieu of gifts, she asked that her well-wishers make a donation to Food For Thought’s Project Africa program. It’s an amazing thing to see how such a simple act can send ripples out into the world. Friends, family, and business contacts of Dr. Ng have raised nearly $3,500 to help feed children impacted by HIV/AIDS in Namibia.

Recently, Patricia Sola visited Food For Thought. She founded the organization in Namibia called Hope Initiatives that runs soup kitchens and a bridge school. Project Africa helps to support her programs. You can bet she’ll be putting Dr. Ng’s retirement gift to good use. And, in an emotional moment that made the world seem like a very small place, Dr. Ng was able to personally present her with a check from Food For Thought.

Dr. Ng says that she’ll be kicking off her retirement with a trip to Africa with her children that will include working in one of Patricia Sola’s kitchens.

There are so many ways to help!