With the launch of HCA Florida Healthcare unifying more than 450 sites of care across Florida, HCA Florida Healthcare colleagues in Central Florida are celebrating the announcement through a multifaceted initiative to fight food insecurity during National Nutrition Month. HCA Florida Healthcare’s mission is: “Above all else, we are dedicated to the care and improvement of … [Read more...] about HCA Florida Healthcare Launches Initiative to Support Second Harvest Food Bank
Food & Fund Drives
Fighting Hunger is a Work of HeART
Hana first came face to face with poverty when she visited China. Upon returning back to the United States, she noticed more and more people in her community facing hunger, homelessness and other dire circumstances. Overwhelmed by how big of a problem food insecurity is – 1 in 7 Central Floridians and 1 in 5 kids experience hunger each year – and unsure of how to make … [Read more...] about Fighting Hunger is a Work of HeART
Central Florida Steps Up for Share Your Christmas
As if three telethons in the last year and a half weren’t enough, WESH 2 was back at it again this December for the 36th Annual Giving Tuesday and Share Your Christmas events. Each year WESH 2 calls upon our community to help our neighbors through a food and fund drive, and in true Central Florida fashion, the community tuned in and showed up in a huge way! The 36th Annual … [Read more...] about Central Florida Steps Up for Share Your Christmas
‘It’s a blessing’: Need for food remains high as Osceola County continues to grow
From Sheldon Dutes of WESH 2 NewsLast year, Fonseca and his volunteers helped WESH 2 feed more than 800 families in one day during the Share Your Christmas food giveaway in Osceola County.Cars started arriving seven hours before the event began last year.This year the need hasn't subsided."At the beginning of the year it wasn't like this," Fonseca said. "There was like 300, … [Read more...] about ‘It’s a blessing’: Need for food remains high as Osceola County continues to grow
Fall Food and Fund Drives are in Full Swing
With the fall holiday season in full swing, individuals, companies, and organizations are looking for ways to give back. One young man stepping up to the plate is Logan Zack, an avid baseball player from Oakland in west Orange County. “I know there are many families that struggle to feed themselves and their kids,” says Logan. “I am lucky that I don’t have to worry about my … [Read more...] about Fall Food and Fund Drives are in Full Swing
