http://fftfoodbank.org Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:38:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/07/08/personal-projects-for-project-africa/ 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 ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/07/02/the-retirement-gift-that-will-keep-on-giving/ Until our new volunteer coordinator, Elisa Baker arrived, these little guys were the newest chicks on the block. We have our first Food For Thought second-generation chickens. One of our hens hatched three eggs nearly a month ago. At first they were tiny balls of fluff (they looked like marshmallows!), ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/06/28/weve-got-feathered-babies/ . . The FFT garden was all green and shiny a month ago, filled with young greens. Now, the pastel blooms of spring sweet peas and poppies have been replaced with the first faces of our vibrant sunflowers. . . . It brings to mind this passage from Mary Oliver's poem "The Sunflowers" "...Come with ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/06/25/here-comes-the-sunflowers/ Food For Thought has a wonderful fundraising cookbook, and now you can buy it right here on our website! It's a fun and flavorful way to support the food bank. The book is full of recipes -- actually more than 500 of them -- ranging from the simple to the ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/06/25/a-recipe-from-our-cookbook/ We're happy to announce that Elisa Baker has joined the Food For Thought family as our new volunteer manager. Here is her self-styled introduction: "I am delighted to be here to carry on the work and fill the huge gap left by Stewart Scofield. I was lucky enough to know Stewart ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/06/24/meet-elisa-and-samir/ As part of our annual fundraising Calabash celebration, artist and FFT volunteer Nancy Tello has conducted a series of workshops, leading participants in creating a piece of gourd art in memory of a loved one. This will be the eighth year we've held Calabash (this year's festival will be held Sunday, ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/06/24/memorial-gourd-experiences/ Two friends of the food bank have found a creative way of raising money for Food For Thought's Project Africa: They're walking (and walking and walking... )! Last year Connie Beall, an enthusiastic FFT volunteer for more than a dozen years, walked the Coast to Coast route 192 miles across England, ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/05/30/every-step-helps-to-feed-a-child-in-africa/ This is a favorite picture from our recent Take a Walk on the Wild Side benefit for Project Africa. On the invitation we had said "Safari/African attire encouraged". This definitely shows the range of interpretation, not to mention the creativity of some of our supporters. . . . You can see more photos and read ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/05/29/beware-of-events-requiring-special-clothing/ Pauline Pellini (right) is a busy lady with busy fingers. An avid quilter, she has twice sewn and donated quilts to be raffled off to benefit Food For Thought's Project Africa. Her most recent African-themed quilt raised nearly $1,000 to help feed children in Namibia who have been orphaned or ... http://fftfoodbank.org/2008/05/29/quilt-raffle-raises-money-for-project-africa/