MFK in the News
January 2010
WashU Report
January 26, 2010
Geroge Warren Brown School of Social Work Assistant Professor Laura Ionatti interviews with Tom Stehl about Haiti.
Watch Here: First Hand Account of Earth Quake
Iowan at St. Louis nonprofit helps nourish Haiti children
Des Moines Register, by: Reid Forgrave
January 26, 2010
Tom Stehl, MFK's Director of Operations, is interviewed about his contribution to MFK's work in St. Louis and Haiti.
Read More: Des Moines Register interviews Tom Stehl
Brown School Professor survives Haiti Earthquake - Shifts focus to preventing further public health disaster
Washington University in St. Louis Record, by: Jessica Martin
January 22, 2010
Jessica Martin talks to Dr. Lora Ionnatti, nutrition and public health expert at the Brown School, about the public health consequences of the earthquake. Ionatti advocates Ready-to-use supplemental and therapeutic foods like Medika Mamba which deliver not only the daily caloric but also the complete daily micronutrient needs.
Read More: Haiti's public health realities
Earthquake aftermath frustrates area doctor
St. Louis Post Dispatch, by: Doug Moore
January 22, 2010
Doug Moore captures Dr. Wolff's view of the response to the earthquake: gratefulness for the financial contributions and frustration that the focus is on rescue as opposed to development.
Read More: Haiti Earthquake responce focusses on rescue
Film Shows Meds & Foods for Kids in Haiti
St. Louis Business Journal, by: Doug Moore
January 21, 2010
Footage from MFK documentary filmed by Frank Popper and Lori Dowd appears on Oprah show
Read More: St. Louis Business Journal article
Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) Moves Quickly to Meet Crisis in Haiti; Races to Replace $80,000 in Lost Raw Materials
Marketwire article
January 19, 2010
Article details MFK's scramble after raw materials lost in destroyed seaport. One urgent problem is obtaining enough raw materials -- peanuts, sugar, oil, dried milk, vitamins and minerals -- to produce this new supply of Mamba. Just before the quake hit, MFK had a large container with $80,000 worth of materials in the capital's seaport, which was completely destroyed by the quake.
Read More: MFK's response to this challenge.
MFK Video Trailer Created
January 18, 2010
Watch a short clip of the MFK's amazing work in Haiti
Watch Here: Learn how a small insight can create change
MFK featured on Jaco Report
Fox2 Now St. Louis
January 17, 2010
Tom Stehl's speaks about why Americans should have compassion for Haiti despite difficult economic times at home
Watch here: The Jaco Report: Haiti Earthquake
Scottrade gives $100,000 to Sanon, Meds & Foods for Kids for Haiti Relief
St. Louis Business Journal
January 15, 2010
Scottrade's $50,000 donation to MFK will provide enough food to feed 800 people for two months.
MFK on St. Louis News Channel 5 KDSK
January 14, 2010
Tom Stehl speaks about Medika Mamba and how the earthquake affected MFK's distribution network in Haiti
Watch Here: Earthquake Affects on Meds & Food for Kids
Meds & Food braces for demand, awaits word on Haitian employee
St. Louis Business Journal, by: Diana Barr
January 13, 2010
Diana Barr writes about the safety of MFK's Cap Haitien facility and staff as well as the uncertainty of the depot and an employee in Port-au-Prince.
Read Here: MFK employee missing after Earthquake
Pat Wolff and Tom Stehl Interview about Haiti Earthquake
