The Commercial Appeal acclaimed Feed the Soul one of the top 10 parties of 2011!


“There is no doubt that among the quintessential charity events in Memphis, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association’s annual Feed the Soul ranks right up there in the top.” - RSVP Memphis, December 2011

“Great food, music, prizes, libations, and a diverse crowd made this event not only a crowd pleaser, but also raised much-needed funds to help MIFA continue to serve the community.” - 4Memphis, November 2011

 

Thank you

Thanks to everyone who made MIFA's fourth annual Feed the Soul a tremendous success!

 

Since its premiere in 2008, Feed the Soul has become a perennial favorite of partygoers in Memphis. The event was created to pay tribute to MIFA’s four decades of service to our community, and it was such a hit, we’ve made it an annual event! A fun, diverse crowd makes the party a snapshot of Memphis.

 

Many thanks to our sponsors: SunTrust, AutoZone, Brown Missionary Baptist Church, Bluff City Jaguar Land Rover, ServiceMaster, Thomas & Betts, Baber Direct Marketing, Caring Companions, Comcast, Cummins Inc., FedEx Solutions, fred’s Super Dollar, nexAir, Pfizer Inc, NewSouth Capital Management, Inc., UnitedHealthcare, Dixon Hughes, Church of the Holy Communion, Memphis Grizzlies, Thomas Chu, M.D., P.C.

Honorary host committee: Jordan Barré, Dr. Patrick Blankinship, Jennie Bledsoe, Toni Boland, David Brown & Steven Hoover, Ginny & Berkeley Burbank, Mary Allison & Andy Cates, Nancy Cheairs & Jim Buchman, Ann Clements & Bobby Carter, Amy & Joey Dudek, Liz & Mike Edmundson, Babs & Jef Feibelman, Charley Foster, Vanessa & Shain Frazier, Rev. Birgitte & Niels French, Dot Gilbertson, Sharon Gray & Kris Kourdouvelis, Amy Greer, Barbara Harper, Brooke & Ray Helsley, Yvonne Joiner, Tawanda Knight, Maggie & Milton Lovell, Arnetta & Theo Macklin, Yvonne Madlock, Julia & Doug McDonald, Margaret & Alec McLean, Cindy & Scott Moore, Kimberly & Johnny Norris, Dianne & Stuart Polly, Ellie & Rev. Ollie Rencher, Ellen & Rev. Ben Robertson, Lisa & Shannon Robinson, Elizabeth Saxton, Dorothy Spencer & John Collier, Penelope & Glynn Springer, Ashley & Todd Tobias, Mary & Corey B. Trotz, Dr. Skip Watson, Paul West, Monica N. & Andre C. Wharton, Ellen Whitten & Vince Harrigan, Mary Wilder & Chuck Fox, Julia & Oliver Williams, Anna Kathryn & Hank Word, Julie & Craig Wright
 

Here are some photo slideshows from our 2011 event, courtesy of photographers Hank Word and Nathan Rye:

 

 

 

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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