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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]

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]

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 …

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]

The food pantry ministry is now open at the Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Hernando. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Corey Bachman reports…the pantry is open and there to serve. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPSOSFoodPantry.mp3]

Several Gainesville area religious leaders are joining a “Campaign for Fair Food” involving the Coalition of Immokalee workers.  As Dina Lewis reports, they want the Publix Supermarket chain to improve pay and working conditions for tomato pickers by paying more per pound for their tomatoes. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPTomatowrap2.mp3] WUFT made several calls …

As summer comes to a close, hundreds of students are moving out this week. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Steven Gallo spoke with Children’s Home Society of Florida Executive Director Jennifer Anchors about how those students can help area children in need. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/AnchorsQA.mp3]

Fifteen religious leaders in Gainesville signed a joint open letter to Publix Supermarkets today urging the corporation to help end what they’re calling worker abuse in Florida’s tomato fields. The letter encourages Publix to meet with the Coalition of Immokalee Worker’s Campaign for Free Food, which seeks to improve wages …

Marion-Polk Food Share serves the two counties it is named for. As people turn their attention elsewhere during the summer months, the food bank suffers a yearly low point in food donations. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Mike Biana reports how the group’s search for a permanent fix may help solve this …

Food banks across the state are asking for more help as donations have continued to drop. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Sanika Dange reports. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SDwrap.mp3]