November 24, 2011


We pray that you have a safe and blessed day!  There are so many things that we are thankful for. We wanted to share a few reflections as we head into this day of thanks! Thank you for being a part of our FFCC family!

 


 A Gift That Changed An Entire Village

 

I have so much to be thankful for as I look back over 2011. I'm thankful for my wife and my children and my soon to be granddaughter in March. I'm thankful for the FFCC Board and the leadership and wisdom they provide that keeps FFCC on track and moving forward. I'm thankful for the thousands of volunteers that give of their time, treasure and talent to our homeless outreach, low-income adult seniors, after-school homework clubs, food packing events, outreach to community families, community garden, community food distribution, water filter outreach, thanksgiving food baskets, high school fight against hunger clubs, travel and volunteer support in Haiti and Tanzania, etc.

 

One of my most treasured memories of 2011 is the design and build of a 30' taxi trailer for the largest leper colony in Tanzania, called Charedeleco. Your donations and support allowed FFCC to provide this trailer along with a brand new 75hp, 4 wheel drive tractor and 3 disc plow. This gift will be presented to the people in Charedeleco in February 2012, when our 10th FFCC volunteer team travels back to Tanzania.

 

This colony will be forever changed as this gift will allow the people of Charedeleco to begin to move towards a life of self sufficiency. Most of us have not seen the incredibly devastating effects of leprosy, but there are 400-500 lepers in this village that struggle each day to survive. The taxi-trailer will provide transportation for getting around the village and the tractor will assist them in plowing a 2-acre parcel of land donated by the village leaders, allowing them to grow their own food source. The tractor, plow and driver will also be rented out to local farmers to raise funds that will both help keep the tractor and equipment properly maintained, as well as help those in the colony who can't support themselves.

 

Thank you FFCC family for your support. You have greatly impacted an entire village of people in desperate need. This gift will change their quality of life and allow them the opportunity to hope and dream again. All because you cared enough! Happy Thanksgiving! 

 

~Phil Harris, FFCC President

 


                  Prayers And Support From The Community 
This year, we are thankful for all of the prayers and extra support that our family has received during my ongoing battle with Lyme Disease.

 

~ Jessica Madson & Family

 


                            A Community Making A Difference! 

 

FFCC's first Food Packaging Event was held inside the Dream Dinner store in Poway on January 28, 2007. I had the privilege to be one of the 150 volunteers who were part of this event where 32,000 meals were assembled. And here we are, more than twenty events later. What FFCC has accomplished in the past four years is absolutely incredible! I'm thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful journey.

Thank you FFCC for caring so much about people who are suffering from hunger all over the world. Thank you for not only feeling sorry about this, but for actually doing something to solve the problem. Thank you for letting our community know that everybody can help. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell everybody and to spread the word. Thank you for traveling to Tanzania and Haiti and inspiring our kids to make a difference in the world. Thank you for helping people in our community and for getting everybody involved.

Thank you to all FFCC members ~ You are a group of thoughtful, committed people who are changing the world and I am so grateful to be working alongside you!

~ Veronique Cometti, FFCC Volunteer

Contact Information
FFCC Director
Phil Harris
Friends & Family Community Connection
12463 Rancho Bernardo Road, PMB 158
San Diego, California  92128
858-204-9643,
Nonprofit 501(c)3, Federal Tax Identification 75-3057954