News from FFCC!

October 5, 2012

VOLUNTEER SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE!

FFCC's 42ND FOOD PACKAGING EVENT

OCTOBER 6, 2012

On Saturday, October 6^th from 10 am to 1 pm, we will work together to pack 60,000 meals.This is Real Living Lifestyles third annual event with FFCC and is open for public registration. We have several spots to fill, so click here to register today!

The event will be held in Carmel Valley at the Torrey Hills Marketplace. The address is 11155 East Ocean Air Drive, San Diego, 92130.

Please bring over-the-counter medication donations to the event to help support FFCC's upcoming medical trip to Haiti in November. Click here for a list of needed items.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH FFCC TO HAITI THIS SPRING?

FFCC will be making two trips to Haiti this next spring. The first trip is scheduled to correlate with the PUSD's spring break, March 22-30. High school and college students, we'd love to have you join us if you are interested. Even if you are not a student, you are welcome to participate!

Our second trip will be the following week, March 29-April 7. This trip will have a medical focus. We will be hosting a medical conference for Haitian doctors and nurses, as well as a clinic for the poor & needy people in the area that are in need of medical care.

If you are interested in either of these trips, join us for our informational meetings. Contact, Tina Socha for details & location of meetings Tina.socha@san.rr.com.

Upcoming informational meeting:

Haiti Trip #15 (March 29-April 7)- Informational Meeting Monday Oct 15 @ 6:30 pm

LEND A HAND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING!

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012, The Church at Rancho Bernardo will be hosting an educational experience on human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Attendees will be empowered to end the global slave trade through incorporating tangible action steps into daily life.

The event will begin with a motivating teaching from a non-profit organization called Not For Sale (http://www.notforsalecampaign.org) followed by a performance by the band The Wrecking. Please join us at 5:30 for the workshops and 8 pm for the main event! The event is FREE, but bring money for dinner hosted by Miho Gastrotruck (http://mihogastrotruck.com).

You can register online to reserve your spot at (http://www.thechurchatrb.org).

Informational Video http://vimeo.com/41526430

Read the article in the U/T at (http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/22/inhumane-trade/

THANKSGIVING FOR

LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED

Last year, FFCC blessed 400 local families with a Thanksgiving meal. Can you help us this year by providing a box or bag filled with the below items? Donations will be collected on or before November 12th. Sign up now to let us know if you can support a local family by emailing Becky at bpalenske@san.rr.com.

Items in need:

Cranberry Sauce (canned)
Canned Corn
Stuffing
Corn Bread Mix
Canned Sweet Potatoes/Yams
Canned Green Beans
Gravy (Canned, Jar or Mix)
Aluminum Foil
Small bottle of cooking oil
$15-$25 Gift Certificates to Albertsons, Stater Bros or Vons for turkey and/or fresh food items

NOTE: Extra donations of gift cards are greatly appreciated as we seem to run short of these when putting together the family packages.

Please contact Becky (858)538-2492 or bpalenske@san.rr.com to arrange drop off to Dream Dinners in Poway or another location.

HOMES FOR TEACHERS!

A huge need in Tanzania is to find teachers that are willing to teach in the rural areas. Most young teachers are looking for a teaching position that fulfills their desire to teach and provides a little night life. One of FFCC's strategies to draw teachers out to the bush country of Nkungi Village is to provide them with free housing. Teachers aren't paid much, so any kind of savings, like housing, can make a big difference in a teacher's decision on where to teach. FFCC knows that if we can draw the teachers to the village, they will fall in love with the students and the families in the village and provide the much-needed education for these students. So, over the last four years, FFCC has built homes to attract the best teachers in Tanzania. FFCC has completed two homes for the elementary school and three homes for the middle/high school. In each home there is an average of five to six teachers per home.

When we started working in the village, the teacher to student ratio was one teacher for every 75 students. Now it is one teacher to every 40 students! Your donation to FFCC is what has provided these homes and a future to thousands of students through education. Our hope is to build three more homes, so if you would like to donate towards our Teacher Housing Program, please designate that on your donation, and then travel with us to help complete the construction project.

nkungi teacher home