Through the "Read to Feed" program, the St. Joe Community Foundation grants $0.25 for each accelerated reader test taken by a Walton County elementary school student and completed with a score of 80% or above to Food for Thought in support of our year-round efforts to end food insecurity for local children. We are delighted to announce that in the second year of the Read to Feed program, students raised $54,312.50, generously granted to Food for Thought by the St. Joe Community Foundation.

Foundation Director April Wilkes says, "We challenged the students of Walton County to step up their efforts in order to support their friends and classmates, and they came through in a big way." Students embraced this challenge during the 2022-2023 school year and completed 217,250 qualifying accelerated reader tests, up from 185,000 qualifying tests during the 2021-2022 school year.

The Read to Feed program not only supports our efforts at Food for Thought but also encourages reading and empowers the students of Walton County to help make a difference in their community. We are grateful to the St. Joe Community Foundation for continually supporting our mission through their generous giving.

If your business or organization is interested in partnering with Food for Thought to bring the Read to Feed program to Okaloosa County, please reach out to us by emailing support@fftfl.org.

April 22nd and 23rd, the Hammock Bay Pickleball Club will host a mixed doubles tournament supporting Food For Thought Outreach. This event will welcome up to 200 players at the Hammock Bay Courts.

There will be un for the whole family with food and merchandise vendors, raffle prizes, a bounce house, award ceremony and more! Player registration is open until April 14th.

Click Here to Register to Play

Sponsorship opportunities are available until April 4th and include social media recognition, logo placement on all event marketing including court or tent banners, and the opportunity to include materials in player swag bags.

Thank You to Our Event Sponsors!

Food For Thought Outreach will be the beneficiary of the Ruby Slipper Preview Event for their new Baytowne location. Guests will be treated to a free brunch with a $10 donation to FFT. In addition the funds from alcohol sales will be donated to FFT from this two day event. As the beneficiary of their Destin Preview Event last year, the Ruby Slipper donated $10,000 to Food For Thought.

We hope you can join us. 

To select your time to attend, use this link 

https://buytickets.at/rubysunshine

Seating times are for Sunday January 29th and Monday the 30th 

The Hammock Bay Pickleball Club Presents, a mixed doubles event. Join us April 22nd & 23rd for this Charity Tournament supporting Food For Thought Outreach. Registration is now open! 

https://pickleballbrackets.com/ptd.aspx?eid=4B27555F-9A12-4BEE-AA3C-7896337AC5AD