End 68 Hours of Hunger Tampa

10/24/2026

🎃 A Little Halloween Magic, A LOT of Heart! 💚

A huge thank-you to the Palma Ceia Methodist middle- and high-school students in their Student Ministry group who packed food bags for 97 children in 37 families! These bags will be delivered just in time for Halloween, helping ensure children have food to enjoy over the weekend.

And special thanks to the wonderful folks at First Presbyterian for providing Halloween goody bags for every child! 🎃🍬

We’re grateful to youth leader Anna Sarmiento and all the students and supporters who are making a difference in the lives of children in our community.

Together, we’re filling more than food bags—we’re sharing kindness, joy, and hope! ❤️

10/20/2026

❤️ 86 CHILDREN. ONE WEEKEND. A COMMUNITY THAT CARES. ❤️

What happens when a workplace comes together to make a difference? 86 Tampa children get the food they need for an entire weekend. 💙

A HUGE THANK YOU to David M and Makayla N and the incredible team at White & Case LLP Tampa Global Operations Center for organizing a food drive to benefit End 68 Hours of Hunger Tampa!

Through the generosity of their employees, this amazing team collected a total 557 food items—providing weekend meals for 86 local children facing food insecurity. And the impact is already happening! Their donated food has begun making its way into children’s food bags. 🥫❤️

We are so grateful to work alongside an organization that demonstrates what it truly means to be community minded. Every donated item represents more than food—it represents compassion, hope, and a community coming together to care for its children.

Because every child deserves to return to school on Monday ready to learn—not hungry. 💙

Thank you, White & Case LLP Tampa Global Operations Center, for making a real and immediate difference in the lives of Tampa’s children. We hope this is the beginning of a wonderful, lasting partnership!

10/15/2026

💙 THANK YOU for making a difference! 💚

A big thank-you to the Jane Maxwell Davis Islands Tennis Group for their generous food donation to End 68 Hours of Hunger–Tampa! 🎾🥫 Your kindness helps us provide weekend food bags to local children who might otherwise go without.

And a special thank-you to Carol Johns for taking the time to deliver the food directly to our pantry. Your thoughtfulness and willingness to help make our mission possible!

Together, we’re making sure more children have full bellies and can return to school on Monday ready to learn. ❤️

10/09/2026

💙 Behind every bag of food is a team of people who make it happen.

Today, the End 68 Hours of Hunger–Tampa Advisory Board came together to tackle an important question: How do we feed 1,100 children every weekend?

That’s up from 980 children last school year—and while the number is growing, so is our commitment to making sure no child goes hungry over the weekend.

This amazing group of women from many walks of life generously gives their time, energy, ideas, and hearts to make sure things get done, run smoothly, and—most importantly—kids get fed. ❤️

A huge thank-you to Ellen, Sandy, Gail W., Anna, Gail D., Erin, Corrine, and our Chapter Head and Founder, Carol! And a special shout-out to Terri, Judy, Sibyl, and Janice, who were missed in today’s photo.

Together, we’re proving that when a community comes together, 1,100 hungry children can become 1,100 children who have food, hope, and a better start to their week. 🙌💙

10/06/2026

Five years of showing up, packing bags, sharing smiles, and making a difference. ❤️
A heartfelt THANK YOU to Leanne, Ann, Janet, Maggie, and Anne (Charlene and Susan missing from photo) for your incredible dedication to End 68 Hours of Hunger and to the hungry children in our Tampa community.

For more than five years, this amazing team has given their time and energy to help make sure local kids have food to get them through the weekend. Your kindness, compassion, and commitment mean more than words can say.

And those smiles? They say it all. 😊❤️

We are so grateful for each of you and for the countless children and families you’ve helped along the way. Thank you for continuing to show up, serve with love, and make a real difference in our community!

10/02/2026

👏 A HUGE thank-you to Plant High School seniors Luc S. and Matthew S.! 💚💙

These two amazing students took the initiative to plan, organize, and promote a food drive benefiting End 68 Hours of Hunger-Tampa—and their hard work paid off with more than 500 food items collected! 🎉

Luc and Matthew, thank you for using your time, energy, and leadership to help make sure local children have enough food for the weekend. Your generosity and commitment are making a real difference in our community. ❤️

We are so grateful for you both! 🙌

09/29/2026

Take Action on Hunger Action Day! There are many ways to help raise awareness and fight hunger in your community:

🧡 Wear Orange: Put on orange apparel to spark conversations and bring visibility to the fight against hunger.

🙌 Volunteer: Give your time to a local organization working to address hunger.

🥫 Donate: Contribute funds or shelf-stable food items to organizations providing food to children and families in need.

📣 Advocate: Help raise awareness about hunger in your community. Share information, talk with friends and neighbors, and encourage others to get involved.

09/28/2026

09/25/2026

Cheers to one of our volunteer packing teams busy on a Monday morning filling bags with weekend meals for the many students we serve weekly. Rhonda (8+ years), Laura (8+ years), and Gail (11 years) have been loyal volunteers with End 68 for many years. We are so grateful to our many volunteers without whom we would not be able to serve our mission to eliminate childhood hunger in Tampa.