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ING B ACK — F LOR ENC E -A R EA N ON - P RO F IT G U ID E 2 015 - 3 G IV F lo r en c e F ood Sha r e i s an em e rg en c y food bo x pan t r y s e r v ing th e town o f F lo r en c e and th e Dun e s C i t y / W e s t la k e a r ea . W e d i s t r ibu t e c lo s e to 5 0 , 0 0 0 pound s o f food e v e r y mon th . An a v e r ag e o f 1 6 5 0 ind i v idua l s com e th rough ou r pan t r y fo r s e r v i c e s ea ch mon th and 3 0% o f tho s e w e s e r v e a r e und e r th e ag e o f 1 8 . B e c au s e o f th e v o lum e o f food w e d i s t r ibu t e , w e mu s t con s tan t l y r ep l en i sh ou r sh e l v e s . u r , R i ce -a - Ou r mo s t needed i tem s a re : suga r , fl o Ron i , Hambu rge r He lpe r , co f fee , canned mea t s , baby food , baby and adu l t d iape r s , and canned toma to p rodu c t s . F lo r en c e Food Sh a r e i s g r a t e fu l fo r th e ongo ing uppo r t o f th i s commun i t y . B e c au s e o f you r s g en e ro s i t y , Food Sh a r e con t inu e s to th r i v e . V o l u n t e e r s M a k i n g a D i f f e r e n c e F lo rence is home to dozens o f o rgan iza t ions — and hund reds o f ind iv idua ls — tha t suppo r t the town and i ts c i t izens . The i r accomp l ishmen ts range f rom ensu r ing the we l fa re o f ch i ld ren and the i r fam i l ies , to beau t i fy ing the pa rks and beaches , to bu i ld ing a hosp i ta l , l ib ra ry and sen io r cen te r , to p ro tec t ing the p lane t . They make mus ic , teach ou r ch i ld ren , feed the hung ry , l i f t ou r sp i r i ts . Some o f the se rv ice o rgan iza t ions and the i r vo lun tee r co rps have become t rad i t ions , ins t i tu t ions and ma jo r resou rces . Some wo rk qu ie t - ly “beh ind the l ines , ” pe rhaps touch ing jus t one l i fe a t a t ime ; some s t imu la te , en te r ta in and mo t iva te w i th ga la ga the r ings and fund ra ise rs . A l l a re mak ing a d i f fe rence . A l l dese rve recogn i t ion and suppo r t . P lease take a few m inu tes w i th the 2015 G iv ing Back , a Gu ide to F lo rence -A rea Non -P ro f i ts , to ge t to know a few o f the g roups tha t a re mak ing F lo rence a hea l thy and d ive rse commun i ty , and cons ide r how you m igh t ge t invo lved . Pe rhaps you ’ l l f ind an oppo r tun i ty o f a l i fe t ime , whe the r to g ive o r rece ive . The S ius law News ex tends a s ince re thanks to these o rgan iza t ions , the i r leade rs , and , espec ia l ly , the i r vo lun tee rs . —S ius law News S ta f f Ind ex o f Non -P ro f i t O r gan i za t ion s in th i s Pub l i ca t ion 2 1 9 0 Sp ru c e S t r e e t , F lo r en c e 5 4 1 - 9 9 7 - 9 1 1 0 T h a n k y o u ! F lo r en c e Food Sh a r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 F lo r en c e G a rd en C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 F lo r en c e H ab i t a t fo r Hum an i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 F lo r en c e K iw an i s C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 F lo r en c e Ro t a ry C lub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 F r i end s o f F lo r en c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F r i end s o f F lo r en c e Ev en t s C en t e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 H ab i t a t fo r Hum an i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 H ab i t a t fo r Hum an i ty ’ s R eS to r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 H e lp ing H and s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 L an e Coun ty W a s t e M an ag em en t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 M e e t ing P l a c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 -15 R e l ay Fo r L i f e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 S a lv a t ion A rmy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 S iu s l aw P ion e e r Mu s eum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 S iu s l aw Pub l i c L ib r a ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 So rop t im i s t In t e rn a t ion a l o f F lo r en c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 U s TOO F lo r en c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 -9 G i v ing Ba c k , a Gu id e to F lo r en c e -A r ea Non -P r o f i t s , i s a supp l em en t to th e S iu s law N ew s , Ap r i l 1 , 2015 .