{"id":3449,"date":"2020-06-29T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2020-06-29T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T23:04:05","slug":"cityserve-partners-with-ivanka-trump-to-deliver-food-to-those-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3449","title":{"rendered":"CityServe Partners with Ivanka Trump to Deliver Food to Those in Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Julianne Foster<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CityServe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2020\/06\/cityserve-bringing-farmers-to-families-program-to-san-diego\/\">incredible work<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with churches and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/selling-food-to-usda\/farmers-to-families-food-box\">Farmers to Families Food Box Program<\/a> has proven essential in providing relief for farmers and customers pressured by the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/50016436096_88f0b3b971.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 16, CityServe Cofounders Dave Donaldson and Wendell Vinson partnered with World Vision National Director of U.S. Programs Reed Slattery, Ivanka Trump, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, Pastor Paula White, and White House Center for Faith &amp; Opportunity Initiatives at the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh to distribute food boxes to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neighboring community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The effectiveness of the Farmers to Families program through the empowerment of local churches by CityServe and World Vision was seen firsthand by Trump and Perdue through this event. Perdue <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretarySonny\/status\/1272989858395492356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1272989858395492356%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsandiegonewsdesk.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3449action%3Dedit\">described<\/a> the experience<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as &#8220;the best of America on display &#8211; Americans helping their fellow citizens during their time of need.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivanka Trump is President Trump\u2019s first daughter and Senior Advisor, which adds weight to her presence and support shown by coming in-person to help serve the community through the church. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivanka expressed her appreciation for all involved in the program, especially CityServe and World Vision for reaching the most vulnerable who are often unreached by the government or other nonprofits.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you Bishop Mann for hosting us at the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh, PA.<\/p>\n<p>Through amazing faith based organizations such as yours our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarmerstoFamilies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmerstoFamilies<\/a> food box program has delivered over 20 M boxes of fruit, meat and dairy to families in need! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4ZWkgFCQc\">pic.twitter.com\/b4ZWkgFCQc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1272998476171878400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recognition is well deserved as their work is life-saving, distributing the 1.7 million food boxes that faith-based communities receive each month across the nation. The most vulnerable to food insecurity are being taken care of and given new opportunities to feed their families, despite the detrimental impacts fo COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dave Donaldson ended his remarks at a panel discussion by explaining that &#8220;connecting our great farmers to suppliers that are producing the boxes for charities and great churches like this one (Pentecostal Temple, Pittsburgh) is an unstoppable army of compassion.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Julianne Foster CityServe\u2019s incredible work with churches and the Farmers to Families Food Box Program has proven essential in providing relief for farmers and customers pressured by the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. 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