ISSUE 1093
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Research & Education Foundation is administering the distribution of relief funds initiated by the state's fresh citrus industry that will assist farm workers affected during the recent hurricanes. More than $204,000 in donations was collected through a nationwide retail promotion. Industry leaders presented checks Monday (December 5) to organizations that will assist those hardest hit by the hurricanes. Catholic Charities of Arcadia received $150,000 to help provide singles housing, and Redlands Migrant Christian Association received $40,000 for its charter school in Immokalee. Local charities throughout the citrus growing areas of the state will receive the balance. Twenty-five cents from each carton of specially marked Florida oranges sold at participating retailers was donated to the Hurricane Farm Workers Relief Fund.
ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) FFVA PUSHES FOR HURRICANE RELIEF FUNDS GOV. BUSH APPOINTS SUE M. COBB AS SECRETARY OF STATE CITRUS INDUSTRY RAISES FUNDS FOR FARMWORKERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY BUTLER RESIGNS JOHANNS WELCOMES ANDREW AND CHRISTOPHERSON TO USDA USDA LAUNCHES REDISIGNED AG STATISTICS WEBSITE AG IN THE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER GRANTS AVAILABLE PRODUCE COMPANY SEEKS SALES, TRANSPORTATION EXPERT | |
