Feeding the People Supports Food Day

Feeding the People has signed on to support Food Day, which will be October 24—in 2011 and in years to come. Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals.

Visit the Food Day table at Feeding the People's Yin-Yang Ball.

To learn more about Food Day visit: http://www.foodday.org

Baltimore Ravens Support Yin-Yang Ball

We would like to thank the Baltimore Ravens ACT Foundation for donating merchandise to be auctioned off at Feeding the People's Yin-Yang Ball on September 24, 2011.

The Baltimore Ravens All Community Team Foundation serves as a separate non-profit entity of the team's community outreach efforts. In addition to Ravens appearances and in-kind donations, the foundation provides support to Baltimore area non-profit organizations. Ravens players are also active in the community through individual foundations of their own.

For more information about the Ravens ACT Foundation visit:

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Community/Ravens_ACT_Foundation.aspx

Feeding the People Awarded Grant from Novo Nordisk

Feeding the People has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Novo Nordisk Inc., a world leader in diabetes care. The grant will help support Feeding the People’s Yin-Yang Ball, a fundraising event to empower low-income diabetics with meals, education, and support.

“We are very grateful for Novo Nordisk’s support, which will allow us serve additional clients. By providing low-income diabetics with nutritious meals, education, and ongoing support we can help prevent diabetes-related complications and save lives,” said Jennifer Schugam, President, Feeding the People.

Feeding the People’s Yin-Yang Ball will be held on September 24, 2011 from 7:00pm – 11:00pm at Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, Maryland. Attendees will enjoy live music, dancing, Mexican food, hay rides, a silent auction, a piñata contest, and more. All proceeds will benefit Feeding the People.

For more information about the Yin-Yang Ball and to register visit:
http://feedingthepeople.givezooks.com/events/yin-yang-ball

For more information about Novo Nordisk visit: http://www.novonordisk.com/

Read the full press release at:
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/548064/ac515eca7f/ARCHIVE

Feeding the People Featured on bmore

Feeding the People founder Jennifer Schugam was featured in a recent bmore article about the University of Maryland's Social Work Community Outreach Services (SWCOS) ...

Jennifer Schugam, who had her placement in 2001-02, is founding executive director of Feeding the People, a grassroots organization providing home-delivered meals, nutrition education, and ongoing support for low-income diabetics in Baltimore. She says that "as a social worker providing in-home mental health services for the chronically mentally ill, I have personally witnessed the devastating effects of diabetes on low-income people. I believe that Feeding the People will save lives."

Schugam also serves as an outreach worker for Main Street Mobile Treatment Associates in Northwest Baltimore and credits the SWCOS experience for her career path.

"My work has grown out of my placement. I got hands-on experience that enabled me to see what the community looks and feels like."

Read the bmore article at:
http://bmoremedia.com/features/universityofmaryland_swcos030111.aspx

SAVE THE DATE: Yin-Yang Ball on 9/24

SAVE THE DATE for Feeding the People's Yin-Yang Ball on September 24, 2011 from 7pm - 11pm at Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, Maryland. Thank you to Irvine for being an in-kind sponsor! More information coming soon.

Visit http://timpphoto.zenfolio.com/2010goddessgala/ to see photos of last year's Goddess Gala.

In-Kind Event Sponsor:

Dr. Christine Mitchell Joins FTP Board

Christine Mitchell, D.O. has joined Feeding the People 's Board of Directors. Dr. Mitchell practices medicine at the Portland Osteopathic Children’s Clinic in Portland, Maine. She is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an undergraduate fellowship in Osteopathic Manipulation in 2003.

Her postgraduate medical training includes a residency in Family Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland as well as a one year fellowship in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM) in Bangor, Maine.

She is board certified in Family Medicine and in NMM/OMM, a faculty member with the Cranial Academy, and a member of the Andrew Still Sutherland Study Group.

Dr. Mitchell has been training in the Biodynamic model of cranial osteopathy since 1999.

FTP News Bites - October 2010

Check out Feeding the People's News Bites for October 2010 at: http://p0.vresp.com/uVcsik