The Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation (SIHAF) is excited and very thankful to the awesome, loyal, donors, who have generously offered to Match our $100,000 for the 2022 Hunger Awareness Challenge. As we approach the season of giving with Thanksgiving, we hope you will join us in raising awareness, and much needed funds to support our programs and partners in their quest to provide nutritious food and clean water to our sea island neighbors, for the coming year. This is the foundation’s only fundraising event, and we need the entire community’s support.
Awareness is our “middle name” and we’d like to make you aware of some important Hunger Facts:
• SIHAF supports 15 local organizations and programs with 12 partners: Amor Healing Kitchen, Backpack Buddies of Seabrook Island, Fields to Families, Hebron Zion Emergency Food Pantry, Hebron Zion Senior Citizens Ministry, Meals on Mondays of the Rockville Presbyterian Church, Charleston Area Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels Program, New Webster Johns Island Parish Food Pantry, St. James Bethel Food Pantry, St. James Bethel AME Church Sunday Dinner Program, Sweetgrass Garden Co-Op, Temple Take-Out Ministry of Wesley UMC, and three programs - Sea Islands Blessing Basket, Crock-Pot Cooking Classes, and Water Wellness Mission… our success story, whose “mission” has so inspired our community, that they are nearing the end of their waiting list and encourage increased support of our food programs and partners, as their needs dramatically increase. For more information, visit fightislandhunger.org.
• SIHAF programs and partners serve Only Johns and Wadmalaw Islands’ residents, providing consistent, satisfying, and nourishing food, and clean water to our sea island neighbors in need.
• SIHAF programs and partners provide nutritious food to 2,000 sea island neighbors who deal with hunger every day, via meals, groceries, and special programs; thousands of pounds of fresh produce; and clean water to over 250 homes.
• SIHAF programs and partners must buy nearly all of the food they provide our neighbors, and as you are very much aware, food prices are skyrocketing. Of course, as food costs rise, the number of new applicants for assistance continues to rise.
• SIHAF is an all-volunteer organization and lifts up those in need. Over 100 volunteers, including nine board members, give their time, talent, and treasure, to secure, sort, pack, and distribute food to our clients, as well as work on our outreach programs. All donations go toward fighting island hunger. Clients are encouraged to “give back” by volunteering, sharing their good fortune, and doing a good deed for others when they can, and many do.
Please help us reach our goal of $200,000 so we can continue to provide our programs, support our partners, and provide food and clean water to our Sea Islands neighbors in need in 2023. And please share this information with your friends and neighbors, new and old.
Donate by check mailed to: Sea Islands Hunger Awareness Foundation PO Box 268 Johns Island, SC 29457-0268 or via credit or debit card at: fightislandhunger.org. SIHAF is a nonprofit organization, all donations are tax-deductible.
