Visit these sites to learn more about the critical food situation
in Guatemala.

Article in The Atlantic
Article in The Economist

Gustavo Aldolfo Lopez, Consul General of Guatemala in Chicago, acknowledges, encourages and supports the mission of
Feed the Dream.

2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Vision
Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life for as many young Guatemalan children and women as possible. As additional funds become available, we will reach out to more villages and help alleviate the chronic malnutrition while teaching them to become self-sufficient.

Program
To implement our program we:

• Provide a daily balanced meal to children under 5 years of age and to women of reproductive age
  
  
• Supply daily vitamins, children’s and prenatals with crucial folic acid
  
  
• Educate women on the importance of nutrition and hygiene
  
  
• Where applicable, set up and oversee a child-feeding center and community garden with training to stimulate cultivation of diversified crops and to use food locally available to improve their diet

Volunteer Board of Directors
Sandy Haggart, Founder, Glenview, IL
Justine Cody, Winnetka, IL
Julie Crawford, Winnetka, IL
Susie Ephraim, Wilmette, IL
Gil Haggart, Glenview, IL
Katy D.Knoer, Paradise Valley, AZ
Donna McKay, Winnetka, IL
Coleen Reedy, Wilmette, IL
Patty Tilghman, Glenview, IL

Volunteer Advisory Board
Frank B. Chauner, Northbrook, IL
Holly Clark, Louisville, Ky.
Wendy H. Ferguson, Winnetka, IL
Dr. Wilson H. Hartz III, Chicago, IL
Sue Patterson, Antigua, Guatemala
Scott W. Petersen, Chicago, IL

Meet the Founder, Sandy Haggart

After growing up in La Jolla, Ca., I received my B.A. and M.A. from Northwestern University. My husband Gil and I live in Glenview, IL., having raised our family there.

My passion for Guatemala began 10 years ago on a medical mission trip, as a non-medical volunteer, fluent in Spanish. I was swept away by the country and its incredible people. In spite of their astonishing poverty, they remain hopeful, happy, and appreciative. I have returned every year with the highpoint being the adoption of our Guatemalan granddaughter. In this poorest of Central American countries, 98% of the water is non-potable, and malnourishment is epidemic. Birth defects and numerous health concerns are the results. Feed the Dream is the program I created to "give back" to a country that has given so much to us. Feed the Dream became a 501(c)(3) in November, 2004, and began its "seed money" campaign immediately. Shortly thereafter, our project began in its first location—Santa Cruz La Laguna on the shores of Lake Atitlan. As of January, 2009, we have added hamlets for a total of 14, reaching out to 1000 daily. All of our locations are in the Guatemalan Highlands.

Author Samuel Loewenberg narrates on Guatemala's malnutrition clinics.

Video from www.TheAtlantic.com
Dispatches, August 26, 2009

(Click to View)

Feed The Dream

Video by Jim Burns of BurnsMedia
www.burnsmediaproductions.com

We are available for speaking engagements.
Presentations were made to the following service groups:

• Church of the Holy Comforter, Kenilworth, IL
• North Shore Senior Center, Northfield, IL
• Women's Exchange , Winnetka
• 2008 Taste of MDRT, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Rancho la Puerta, Mexico
• Northfield Community Church
• Kiwanis of Glenview/Northbrook
• Glenview Community Church women's circles and Sunday School
• Lutheran Church of Ascension, Northfield, and Women's Group
• Rotaries in Glenview, Evanston, and Lake Forest, ll. and La Jolla, Ca.
• P.E.O. in Portland,Oregon and also Northbrook and Glenview, Il.
• Glenbrook South Child Development classes
• Corporations, Book Clubs, Bible Study groups, and private groups
  
  Contact:
  Sandy Haggart, Founder
  info@feedthedream.org