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State Representative Bob Cortes, Councilwoman Angela Thomas, Supervisor Daisy Morales and Farm Share feed families in Eatonville
EATONVILLE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Daisy Morales, Eatonville Councilwoman Angela Thomas and State Representative Bob Cortes came together with Farm Share to distribute free food to families at Hungerford High Auditorium in Eatonville, Saturday morning.
The Honorable Daisy Morales, Supervisor, Orange County Soil & Water Conservation Board stand next to Farm Share’s Big Red Truck in Eatonville, Saturday morning, October 1, 2016.
“Fighting hunger in Florida means, first and foremost, making sure that people can access the food they need,” stated Supervisor Morales. My office will continue to work closely with USDA, elected officials and community leaders to end hunger in Orange County, she expressed.
Farm Share’s mission is alleviating hunger and malnutrition by recovering and distributing fresh and nutritious food to those who need it. Farm Share also administer the USDA TEFAP commodity program.
Last year alone, 40,479,190 pounds of food distributed to hungry families, children, seniors, and veterans. More than half of this amount was farmers donated produce and fresh milk, juices, and breads, according to Farm Share’s website.
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Cupertino, CA (FNN NEWS) — July 17th is National Emoji Day! What better way to celebrate this holiday with an announcement of a fresh batch of emojis from Apple?
With the next major update bringing more animals, faces and food, these fun new additions to apple products are set to release as soon as this fall.
The company is also going to include hand-holding emojis that contain 75+ combinations of skin shades and genders, as well as emoticons for people with disabilities, further broadening their range of inclusion and shedding light on diversity.
Only 20 emojis have been revealed out of the the 50+ being released, and consumers are eager to see and use them all.
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Jay Pina is a Florida National News contributor. | social@floridanationalnews.com
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