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eflected in the food <strong>and</strong> nutrition projects established by<br />
participants in their own countries.<br />
“In June, in Kenya, we convened 12 nutrition planners<br />
<strong>and</strong> supervisors to involve them actively in the design <strong>of</strong> the<br />
two-week training <strong>of</strong> field level workers scheduled <strong>for</strong> late<br />
1981. This cooperative advance planning resulted in a<br />
November course <strong>for</strong> 25 field workers, all h<strong>and</strong>-picked by<br />
their supervisors <strong>and</strong> described by Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions’ staff<br />
as ‘the best group we ever had.’”<br />
“Our food technology transfer program” (p. 10) shows<br />
a photo <strong>of</strong> a village texturizer being used in Lampang,<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong>.<br />
“Connections,” a “twice-a-year newsletter to establish<br />
communication links among our widely dispersed overseas<br />
training participants,” is now being published. A photo<br />
shows the cover <strong>of</strong> two issues.<br />
“1981 financial support” (list <strong>of</strong> major donors). 1981<br />
financial highlights. Total income: $1.576 million. The<br />
entire last page (p. 15) lists: Executive staff. Regional<br />
directors (Africa, Latin America / Caribbean. Asia / South<br />
Pacific, U.S. Southwest). Technical staff. Field <strong>of</strong>fices<br />
(Kenya, Sierra Leone, Antigua, Ecuador, Honduras, Korea,<br />
U.S. Southwest). Honorary trustees (Henry Borsook, M.D.,<br />
PhD, Willard E. Baier, Dr. Gladys Emerson). Board <strong>of</strong><br />
trustees. National committee <strong>of</strong> sponsors.<br />
Photos show: (1) Nelda Clinton (with signature). (2)<br />
Peter J. Davies.<br />
Note: Included with the annual report is MFM / FFH<br />
“Highlights <strong>of</strong> 1981: Self-help <strong>for</strong> a hungry world.” It is one<br />
sheet folded into 8 panels. Address: 1. Western <strong>of</strong>fice: 1800<br />
Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia 90406; 2.<br />
Eastern <strong>of</strong>fice: 815 Second Ave., Suite 501, New York City,<br />
NY 10017. Phone: (213) 829-5337 or (212) 986-4170.<br />
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295. Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions / Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger<br />
Foundation. 1983. Annual report <strong>for</strong> 1982. Davis,<br />
Cali<strong>for</strong>nia: MFM/Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger Foundation. 16 p.<br />
Back to back. Each panel 22 x 9.5 cm.<br />
• Summary: Printed with black <strong>and</strong> green ink on white<br />
paper. Philip E. Barton is chairperson, board <strong>of</strong> trustees. On<br />
the cover is a photo <strong>of</strong> African children holding foods.<br />
Across the bottom: Self-help <strong>for</strong> a hungry world.<br />
Contents: Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees’ Annual Meeting held in<br />
Davis, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia on March 20-21, 1982 (“Alfred C.<br />
Bartholomew, D.D. [Doctor <strong>of</strong> Divinity] retired as<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee<br />
after six years <strong>of</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing leadership. His portrait photo<br />
<strong>and</strong> excerpts <strong>from</strong> his final address are given. Meals <strong>for</strong><br />
Millions has “moved naturally <strong>from</strong> relief to development”).<br />
President’s message, by Peter J. Davies (“1982 was a<br />
watershed year <strong>for</strong> your Foundation. MFM launched<br />
Applied Nutrition Programs in Antigua, Sierra Leone, <strong>and</strong><br />
Thail<strong>and</strong>.” “On March 20, 1983, the Board, Staff,<br />
Nutritional Committee <strong>of</strong> Sponsors, the University <strong>and</strong><br />
Davis communities jointly dedicated (releasing a cluster <strong>of</strong><br />
balloons) our new international center at Davis, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia.<br />
To pay <strong>for</strong> this greatly needed, new functional headquarters,<br />
the Board commenced a capital campaign to raise $1.2<br />
million over a three year pledge period”).<br />
Meals <strong>for</strong> Millions philosophy (800 million men,<br />
women <strong>and</strong> children worldwide suffer <strong>from</strong> malnutrition<br />
<strong>and</strong> nutrition related diseases. “Freedom <strong>from</strong> Hunger...<br />
means attacking the root causes <strong>of</strong> hunger <strong>and</strong> malnutrition–<br />
poverty, poor sanitation, low levels <strong>of</strong> productivity,<br />
inadequate knowledge about good nutrition, minimum<br />
education <strong>and</strong> overpopulation–to create lasting change”).<br />
Ecuador (on the Santa Elena Peninsula; the fields “bloomed<br />
once more with corn <strong>and</strong> <strong>soy</strong>”). Honduras (ANP program<br />
now in its 5th year). Sierra Leone. Kenya.