Philanthropist completes social media campaign to benefit Lois’ Food4Kids

Whether it was on Twitter or Facebook, Lois Pope was determined to complete her $50,000 social media campaign for the Palm Beach County Food Bank Lois’ Food4Kids initiative.

With the intent to assist underserved children in Palm Beach County, Pope pledged to donate $1 each time an individual shared a social media post she originated about the food bank or her Food4Kids cause.

After setting her goal to achieve 50,000 shares in six weeks, the Manalapan philanthropist managed to attain her total within four weeks.

“No child should ever go hungry here in Palm Beach County or anywhere else in this country,” Pope said in a statement. “Those of us who are more fortunate should want to help ensure that these children have access to nutritional meals on a daily basis, especially now when the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated so many families.”

The Lois’ Food4Kids program is a year-round weekend and summer feeding service organized to help fill nutritional gaps that children face during those times.

Representing the 10th largest school district in the nation, Palm Beach

County already had more than 60% of its schoolaged children eligible for free or reduced-price meals before the start of the pandemic.

“With her latest social media campaign, Lois Pope demonstrated once again what a true champion she is when it comes to the welfare of the children in our county,” Palm Beach County Food Bank chair of the board Marti LaTour said in a statement. “We can’t thank her enough for helping put a huge smile on the faces of thousands of children while filling their food needs.”

In addition to her social media campaign, Pope also donated $1 million in April to expand the Lois’ Food4Kids program.

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CAPEHART Lois Pope recently launched a social media campaign for the Palm Beach County Food Bank.