MAITLAND, Fla. – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association presented its Karen and Mike Stuart Humanitarian Award to New Hope Charities, a one-stop multifaceted family center providing programs and services to men, women and children living in remote, impoverished communities.
The award recognizes an organization for charitable humanitarian work that improves the community and the lives of its residents. It is named in the honor of the late Karen Stuart and her husband, FFVA President Mike Stuart.
New Hope has been helping to build strong families and improve communities in Western Palm Beach County since 1988. Its nationally accredited education program features a strong curriculum and dedicated staff. It offers mentoring, academic enhancement, literacy skills, family activities and financial education. In addition to providing food for hundreds of needy families, New Hope offers after-school care for elementary school students along with summer camp and special events.
“We’ve always tried to surround the children with positive role models that come from the community, said Guillermo Rivera, director of programs and services for New Hope Charities. “We try to instill in the kids whom we serve a desire to learn and to reach beyond the circumstances that they find themselves in.”
The award presentation took place during FFVA’s 75th annual convention in Naples. Along with the recognition, FFVA made a $5,000 donation to New Hope Charities.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association is a full-service organization serving Florida’s grower-shipper community for 75 years. FFVA represents a broad range of crops: vegetables, citrus, tropical fruit, berries, sod, sugar cane, tree crops and more. Its mission is to enhance the business and competitive environment for producing and marketing fruits, vegetables and other crops. Follow FFVA on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Source: Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association