August 5, 2010

Portraits of Hunger 1940

Author: Brady Koch

Earlier today I ran across an image of a Surplus Commodities distribution in October of 1940 in a collection of early color photography. For those of you who’ve ever volunteered at a food pantry, this looks strikingly familiar.

Speaking of photographs, we’re looking for submissions to our 2010 Portraits of Hunger competition. It’s a great way bring visibility to the invisible face of hunger. You are only limited by your vision for a hunger-free Central Florida.

If you would like to shoot photos at our facility please contact Sasha Hausman at shausman@foodbankcentralflorida.org to make an appointment.

There will be an online contest where the top 10 photographs will be voted on by the public for Portraits of Hunger. The top 3 photos will then be displayed at our Portraits of Hunger Showcase party. Photographs will remain on our website throughout the month of September.

Be sure to browse the rest of this Depression-Era color photography collection:  http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/

 

Brady Koch
Director of Agency Relations and Programs

November 13, 2009

Empty Bowls Luncheon 2009 Photos

Author: Sasha Hausman

Second Harvest Food Bank’s 20th Annual Empty Bowls Symbolic Soup Kitchen Luncheon was a success! Thanks to all our sponsors, guests, and volunteers we were able to raise almost $22,000 for our neighbors in need!

The bowls looked amazing. A huge thanks to Stella Tagliavore and students of Central Florida, because of you we are proud to continue this tradition.  The art students really took it to another level this year.

 Thanks to everyone who came out on Tuesday, hopefully we will see everyone next year for our 21st Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon!

Empty Bowls Soup Kitchen Luncheon was presented by: General Mills

Lunch Sponsor: Embassy Suites Orlando Downtown
Event Emcee: Ken Payne, Magic 107.7 FM
Entertainers: Matt “the Saxman” Festa and Michelle Mailhot
Patron Sponsors: Community of Christ Church, Randy Schimmelpfenning, Mrs. Ramona Spears, and Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.

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