Ormond Lakes donates over $3,000 to HUM

Ormond Beach Observer
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Halifax Urban Ministries will use the donation to feed and shelter local homeless people.

Thanks to the Ormond Lakes Fall Festival, held Oct. 11, Halifax Urban Ministries has the funds it needs to shelter and feed the homeless.

The Ormond Lakes Homeowners Association presented a $3,300 check Oct. 30, to Mark Geallis, director of community relations for HUM. The money was raised at the association's fall festival.

“We are grateful the HOA leadership for their hard work and the residents for their generosity,” Geallis said in a press release. “This is the largest outside fundraiser I have seen since joining HUM three years ago, and sets a great example for other groups and organizations to follow.”

The donation will be used primarily in the organization’s family shelter and for the Feed a Family program, that has expanded to help prevent homelessness among at-risk families.

Call 252-0156.