The Sharing Center, a nonprofit organization in Longwood, Florida dedicated to preventing hunger and homelessness in the Central Florida area, is joining hands with others in the Seminole County community to spread hope and joy this holiday season. The Sharing Center opened its doors to the community thirty-four years ago and has been committed to serving our neighbors in need ever since. The mission of the organization, to provide essential resources to those in need while ensuring dignity, reflecting Christian generosity, and sharing God’s love, is evident through every program provided. These programs include The Oasis, which provides warm showers and laundry services to our neighbors in need, The Pantry, which is the largest free food pantry in Seminole County, a Thrift, Boutique, and Furniture Store, where 90% of the donations go back to preventing hunger and homelessness, Families in Crisis, which provides families with the relief and assistance they need for the burdens of poverty and food insecurity, and LifeBuilder, a 3-year program working one-on-one with families going from homeless to housed and reaching stability.
On Friday, November 20th, 2020, The Sharing Center blessed 400 families with a complete Thanksgiving meal to make at home for their families. Families drove through a distribution line at The Sharing Center’s campus in Longwood and received their meal package filled with a turkey or a $10 Publix gift card, and all of the Thanksgiving meal fixings, such as stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and cranberry sauce. We at The Sharing Center are able to continue to serve the community and provide hope and healing with the support of the dignitaries present at this event. VIPs of this event included Jason Brodeur, Senator for State of Florida, Sheriff Dennis Lemma, Seminole County Sheriff, Matt Morgan, Commissioner of Longwood, David Kuan-Chou Chien, Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami (TECO), Beth Wu, Senior Expatriate Affairs Officer of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Miami, and Joe Wang, Commissioner of Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan).
The Sharing Center would like to express gratitude toward the local and Taiwanese dignitaries present at this event. Thank you to the Taiwanese government and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Orlando (TCCGO) for their support and presence at this event. Their $2,000 donation in support of our Thanksgiving Food Distribution is in part what made the event possible. Additionally, TCCGO donated 3,000 Made in Taiwan face masks, including donations to The Sharing Center, the Longwood Police Department, the Longwood Fire Department, and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers are continuously needed in order to provide the services and hope this organization gives to our neighbors in need. The Sharing Center is also continuously accepting financial and goods donations. The organization is currently accepting donation for the End-of-Year campaign and Bless Our Soles campaign. To learn more about The Sharing Center and its mission, or to see the impact the organization has on the Seminole County community, visit thesharingcenter.org for more information.
The Sharing Center
600 N US Hwy 17 92 #158, Longwood, FL 32750
(407) 260-9155
thesharingcenter.org
