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Sign Up for Fight Hunger Games Event!
We are in search of your 6 best tributes to represent your district (team) in the fight to end hunger. Festivities will take place at the Food for Thought Pantry on Sunday, October 6th.
In an effort to fight the food fight, we ask you to bring your competitive selves & best ‘district spirit’ as we indulge in team games, feast on a boozy brunch & listen to live music.
Teams will participate in fun yet FFT focused games such as Budget Busters, Stock the Shelves, Competitive Packing, Relay Race and Trivia! Along with the games, we will offer a Boozy Sunday Brunch for your team and supporters!We will take care of the details; all we ask is for you to show up & help us decide which district will be named VICTOR! Let the games BEGIN…!
Please pick your district in the registration form (One person will register for the team as a whole). Once your team is signed up, be on the look out for the rules of the fight.
The cost per team is $450 and is all inclusive (includes 6 teammates)Event Details
October 6, 2019 at FFT 132 Market St Santa Rosa Beach FlRegistration beginning at 10 am Games start at 11 am -
$200K Received from Destin Charity Wine Auction!
Our hearts are so full after the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation check presentation September 4th! We are beyond grateful for the $200K that Food For Thought received from the auction...this will make a big impact on our fight against hunger for our students in Walton and Okaloosa county!
It is an honor to be among 16 deserving non-profits that all have a mission to meet needs of children throughout northwest FL, and receive a portion of the total $3MM raised at the auction this year.
Over the years, the Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation has impacted over 100,000 children in Northwest FL with the money raised at the auction.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
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Back-pack Services Begin!
In-School backpack delivery begins this weekend for the 2019/20 school year! Thank you to all the volunteers and donors who have made it possible for us to deliver backpacks of food to over 3K students in our community again this year! We are fighting the battle against childhood hunger together and are pleased to know that students will be a little less hungry over the weekend.
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Save the Date! First Annual Fight Hunger Games!
Who’s ready to change up their Sunday Funday plans & help us in the fight to end hunger? It’s easy! Sign up for our inaugural Fight Hunger Games October 6th!
We are in search of your 6 best tributes to represent your district in the fight to end hunger. In an effort to fight the food fight, we ask you to bring your competitive selves & best ‘district spirit’ as we indulge in team games, feast on a boozy brunch & listen to live music.
We will take care of the details; all we ask is for you to show up & help us decide which district will be named VICTOR! Let the games BEGIN…!
SIGN UP & MORE DETAILS:https://fftfl.z2systems.com/np/clients/fftfl/eventRegistration.jsp?event=6
Please pick your district within the sign up form. Once signed be on the look out for the rules of the fight!
The cost per team is $450 and is all inclusive.
October 6, 2019 at FFT 132 Market St Santa Rosa Beach Fl
Registration beginning at 10am Games start at 11am
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6th Annual Stock the Pantry brings in more than 330K Food Items!!
Wow! We are truly amazed by the number of food items that were donated this year at our 6th Annual Stock the Pantry Food Drive!
This year, 110k MORE food items were donated this year compared to the food drive last year for a total of 336,850 food items, which exceeded our goal of 300K food items to kick off the 2019/20 school year.
A HUGE thank you to all of the participating teams this year, and for all that came to the Stock the Pantry Party with donations as well.The winning team for the food drive competition was Newman-Dailey Resort Properties (78,399 food items). The Rookie of the year award went to Hilary & Reverie with 43,848 food items.
We are so thankful for all of these teams and the community coming together this year to participate in the Stock the Pantry Food Drive; it helps us tremendously to be able to kick of our in-school services. We went from having NO food on our pantry shelves, to now being stocked and ready for our first snack service on Friday, August 30th, and for our first distribution of backpacks the first week in September.Thank you again!TOTAL 2019 FOOD ITEMS: 336,850TOTAL 2018 Food ITEMS: 226,3026th Annual Stock the Pantry Teams:- CHOICE
- Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon
- Good News United Methodist Church
- Hilary & Reverie
- Howard Hospitality
- Maple Street Biscuit Co.
- Newman Dailey
- Resort Quest
- Sandestin Foundation for Kids
- Seaside Neighborhood School
- Sotheby’s International Realty
- Term Brokers Insurance
- The Hub
- The Lens Bar
- Watersound Origins
- Women’s Council of Realtors
- The Seaside Style
- Hilton Sandestin
