d'mensions/the d'youville college Journal summer 2oo6

Honorary degrees were awarded to Larry
and Frances Jones, joint founders of the
third largest charitable non-profit in the
United States, Feed The Children. Their
organization provides food, medicine,
clothing and other necessities to children,
families and individuals in need.
In his address, Mr. Jones described the
incident that was the catalyst for developing
the organization and that helped him
realize the enormity of the need and the
huge numbers who are impoverished. It all
began on a visit to Haiti in 1979 when he
encountered a small boy who begged for a
few pennies to buy some food. “What will
that buy” he questioned. “A roll,” the boy
answered. “A few more pennies would put
butter on the bread.” For about twenty cents
the boy was fed.