Today, while speaking with my good friend, Lori Dorman, she shared with me this incredible story. Lori is the Director of the GATOR Teen Group at her church. Wanting to help our community, they decided that they would fast, collect sponsorships for each hour that they did, and donate all the money to the Second Harvest Food Bank in order that needy families may be fed.The nine GATORs started to fast at noon on Friday, June 13th. They continued to fast as they went to the Food Bank to stock shelves for 3 hours on Saturday morning. At 1 pm they were treated to Taco Bell and ended thier fasting.
The group raised $550.50 along with 2 bins of non-perishable food items. Each dollar given to Second Harvest enables them to purchase $53.00 worth of food. This group essentially donated $29,176.50 worth of food for needy families around the First Coast.
The check will be presented to Second Harvest on Saturday, August 9th on the Good Morning Jacksonville Saturday show (channel 12). Tune in to watch these amazing kids.
Hats off to you GATORS! You make our community proud!
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