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The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and the Moving Tribute is at the Citrus County American Legion Post 225 for the first time. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM Veronica Vilar reports, The event has united the large communtiy of Veterans and Family members in the area. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/VeteransMemorialwrap.mp3]
Read More »Immigrant farm workers call attention to anti-slavery campaign
In July 2010 three individuals were indicted in U.S District Court and charged with human trafficking for enslaving more than 50 Haitian workers on a farm in Alachua County. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida created a museum to call attention to their ongoing Anti-Slavery …
Read More »Gainesville Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashana
People all over the world are ringing in the Jewish New Year Wednesday night. A local Jewish community center has plans to celebrate this special holiday. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ChabadRoshHashanaWRAP.mp3]
Read More »Ocala foodbank struggles to help all those in need
When families are financially struggling, food banks have become an extra helping hand. But, an Ocala foodbank is battling to meet the needs of the community. Florida 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on the Ocala foodbank which feeds more than 1,300 people a month. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPFoodbankwrap.mp3]
Read More »Gainesville’s Arbor House is wiping out homelessness with fashion
With homelessness rates rising across Alachua County, one organization is working hard to keep women and children off the streets. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Catherine Awasthi attended Arbor House’s second annual fundraising luncheon and has this report. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ArborHouseWRAP.mp3]
Read More »Marion County churches come together for a service of unity on 9/11
The Interfaith Alliance of Marion County offered a service of remembrance, hope, and light entitled “The Liturgy of the Candles.” Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Jordan Matich reports how a community of different religions gathered to participate in remembering the events of 9/11. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPMarionCountyInterfaith.mp3]
Read More »Interfaith service held in Gainesville on 9/11 to help with healing
Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. As WUFT-FM’s Sanika Dange reports, a variety of religious organizations came together in Gainesville to commemorate the day. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/unitywrap.mp3]
Read More »Area veterans get medical and economic help at Homeless Veteran Stand Down event
Veterans gathered today at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Purpose Center in Gainesville for an event designed to give back to homeless veterans. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Shannon McCarthy reports, organizers say they hope the veterans reach out to receive this helping hand. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/smvetstanddown2.mp3]
Read More »Remembering folklorist, author and civil rights activist Stetson Kennedy
The man who infiltrated and unmasked the Ku Klux Klan passed away over the weekend at the age of 94. Stetson Kennedy from Jacksonville won numerous awards over his lifetime, not only for his early work as a folklorist and author, but for his human rights activism exposing the people …
Read More »Alachua County Farmer’s Market gives special incentives for snap recipients
National Farmers Week is underway and in celebration, the Alachua County Farmers market is offering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recepients a chance to double their benefits at the market. As Florida’s 89.1,WUFT-FM’s Kelsey Peck reports, farmer market shelp contribue to the local economy and also provide a fresher product. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/AlCoFamerMarketWrapfinal.mp3]
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