Sparked by the 60 Minutes documentary on the homeless situation in Central Florida, a piece that made 60 Minutes history, local staffing firm Kavaliro is making a commitment to help feed the hungry within the community. Kavaliro is partnering with Oviedo, Florida’s Douglas Stenstrom Elementary in support of their Backpack Program, which originated during the 2008-2009 school year.
The program benefits students who receive free or reduced lunch, or whose families are facing financial difficulties. Each Friday, backpacks are filled at the school with nutritious food to be sent home with the students, providing ten to fifteen of these needful families with 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners for the weekend. The empty backpacks are returned the following Monday to be refilled for other families. Because the need is so great, the families rotate each week.
Kavaliro's Fueling the Community food drive asks clients, friends, and other local businesses to participate by donating food items to the Backpack Program. Upon request, Kavaliro will drop off a box and a simple list of requested food items at any local place of business on a Monday, and then return to pick it up on a Friday.
The drive begins Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 11. The requested items for this drive are Tuna and Tuna Helper.
Local businesses who are interested in participating should contact Lisa Moore (information below) to receive their Kavaliro: Fueling the Community food donation box.
Lisa M. Moore
Community Relations Director
Kavaliro Staffing Services
Email: lmoore@kavaliro.com
Phone: 407.739.7394
Drop Off Locations:
Lisa Moore
Kavaliro
3504 Lake Lynda Drive
Suite 175
Orlando, FL 32828
Tyger Danger
121 S. Orange Avenue
Suite 1430B
Orlando, FL 32801
Craig Froehlich
UCF Strategy, Marketing, Communications and Admissions
12443 Research Parkway, Suite 301
Orlando, FL 32826
Melissa Kalinowski
Lake Forrest Prep. School
866 Lake Howell Rd
Maitland, FL
Sheila Lafont
Fairwinds Avalon Park
12800 Tanja King Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32828
Scott Rose
Allstate Insurance
1858 N. Alafaya Trail
Suite 100
Orlando, Fl 32826
Reana Barakakos
Arthur Murray Orlando
6700 Conroy Rd
Suite 225
Orlando, Fl 32835
Seth Watts
UCF Foundation, Inc.
12424 Research Parkway Ste. 250
Orlando, FL 32826
Michael Galloway
2000 Town Plaza Ct.
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Jared Varitek
FBC Mortgage
1230 Commerce Park Drive, Ste 200
Longwood, FL 32779
Pat Moore
Great American Insurance Company
1060 Maitland Center Commons Blvd, #100
Maitland, FL
Amy Gausz
PULAU Corporation
12633 Challenger Pkwy, Ste 200
Orlando, FL 32826-3248
Allena Bailey
Workable Solutions
7120 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando FL 32809
Joe Liguori
Pizzeria Valdiano
Lakeside Village
1610 Town Center Drive
Lakeland, FL 33803
Pointe Orlando
9101 International Drive Suite 1036
Orlando, FL 32819
Waterford Lakes Town Center
421 N.Alafaya Trail
Orlando, FL 32828
Winter Park
510 N. Orlando Ave Site 103
Winter Park, FL 32789
Ashley Liguori
Baldwin Bark
4836 New Broad St.
Orlando, FL 32814
Knight Images, Inc
Mike Foristall
130 S Orange Ave
Suite 150
Orlando, FL 32801