For Immediate Release:
11/16/2022
Iota
Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. offers holiday support and hunger relief
Fayetteville,
AR–The Beta Chi Omega chapter of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated
will be providing support for families in the NWA community during the holidays. The fraternity will be filling the pantries
throughout South Fayetteville with items for Thanksgiving meals. These items will include cranberry sauce,
cake mix, Thanksgiving Turkey Gravy Packet, dry Macaron, Canned Yam, Canned
Corn, Boxed Stuffing Mix, instant mashed potatoes, canned peas, cornbread mix,
pie crust mix, dry beans, rice, sugar, cream of mushroom soup, and canned fruit
pie filling. Non-food items include foil
baking pans, paper plates, Napkins, plastic utensils, and paper towels. The members will deliver the supplies to the
pantries on Thanksgiving week. Each
month the fraternity members will be filling the pantries with nonperishable
addressing hunger relief.
Fraternity members will sponsor dinner for families in the Ronald McDonald House on December 9th. At the Ronald McDonald House, families can stay together, rest, and recharge to remain strong for their children, interact with families going through similar experiences, enjoy home-cooked meals and receive compassionate hospitality from staff and volunteers — all just minutes from the hospital where their child is receiving care, according to the Ronald McDonald House website.
Fraternity
members will be a sponsor of Potter's House of Fayetteville "Potters House
Christmas Event. " Potter's House
is a bridge to strengthen and connect communities across socioeconomic and
cultural lines. Each year the
organization sponsors Potters House Christmas providing support for families in
the region with gifts, dinner, and entertainment.
Iota
Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, was founded
in 1963 and is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
For
further information, media inquiries/interviews, and to learn more about supporting these initiatives please
contact Brother Cliff Nichols at (225) 368--6839 and Brother D'Andre Jones at (479)
283-9152.
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