FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers, universally recognized for their selfless dedication, compassion, and bravery, can be found wherever people are suffering, bringing hope and relief to the needy. The following is a partial, brief list of the many relief efforts undertaken by FOOD FOR LIFE around the globe.
Grozny, Chechnya - Regarding FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers in this war-tom country in 1995, a New York Times reporter wrote, "... here they have a reputation like the one Mother Teresa has in Calcutta: it's not hard finding someone to swear they are saint."
Irkutsk, Siberia - When a huge Russian military transport plane crashed into an apartment block, FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers provided more than 800 meals of porridge, stewed vegetables, fresh bread, and tea to victims and rescue workers.
Wroclaw, Poland - In 1997, FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers served tens of thousands of people who were stranded for two weeks after massive floods devastated most of Poland.
Nicaragua, Central America - After Hurricane Mitch in 1998, FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers provided freshly cooked vegetarian meals daily to thousands of survivors.
Orissa, India - Following a disastrous cyclone in 1999 that left more than 1 million people homeless, FOOD FOR LIFE brought food, water, blankets, clothes, and first aid to the needy.
Mozambique - In 2000, the biggest flood in Mozambique's history left horrifying destruction in its wake, with many stranded on rooftops and in trees. FOOD FOR LIFE was on the scene, bringing vegetarian stew by boat to the villagers.
Gujarat, India - After a devastating earthquake in 2001, more than 130 FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers, including 50 doctors and nurses, set up a temporary hospital and food distribution camps in the most devastated areas.
Prague, Czech Republic - Following the floods of 2002, FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers prepared vegetable stew in the kitchen of a local school, serving hot meals to thousands of homeless people in the devastated area.
Mayapura, West Bengal - During the frequent floods in this region, FOOD FOR LIFE volunteers prepare hot kichri (vegetarian stew) in huge 200 gallon woks, and carry the food by boat to hungry and distressed villagers waiting on rooftops.
Chennai, India/Colombo, Sri Lanka - FOOD FOR LIFE, the first food relief agency to respond to the tsunami disaster of December 2004, provided more than 350,000 freshly cooked meals, along with medical care, water, clothing, and shelter.
Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi, USA - Food for Life was a first responder to survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, serving hot, organic vegan meals in Mississippi, Liouisiana and throughout Texas to hurricane survivors.
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