Yoko Ono Lennon has kindly authorized the use of the John Lennon self-portrait image to help the Florida Association of Food Banks in their ongoing fight to end hunger in the state of Florida. FAFB's 16 member food banks serve all 67 counties in Florida.

The "Imagine" specialty license plate is available at all Florida Tag Offices.

"Children deserve to live in a world where they don't have to wonder where their next meal is coming from"

As of June 1, 2010, 53,674 "Imagine" specialty license plates have been sold, raising $1,341,850.00 to fund programs to end hunger in this state. The $25.00 specialty plate fee goes directly to the Florida Association of Food Banks for programs directed at ending hunger in Florida. (www.fafb.org)

Key findings of the 'Hunger in America 2010 Florida State Report', published 02/02/10, show that the Feeding America system in Florida provides emergency food for an estimated 3,050,000 different people annually: 38% are children under 18 years of age; 50% have to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities.

Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for agencies with emergency food providers, accounting for 77% of the food distributed by pantries, 52% of the food distributed by kitchens, and 42% of the food distributed by shelters.

January 3, 2010: Central Floridian of the Year

FAFB Board Member, Dave Krepcho, was named Central Floridian of the Year on January 3, 2010. "Hunger represents much more than just absence of food on the plate," Krepcho says. "It robs the single working mother of dignity to provide the basics for her children. It robs the senior citizen of vitality and one of the simplest pleasures of the day in their golden years. It robs the child of future potential if proper nutrition is not provided....a child who cannot learn, cannot earn. Hunger is one of those problems that can be ended. It's doable."

We need your help! At a time when everyone is suffering - the people who need the most help suffer even more.

“The startling fact that so many very young children in this country do not have adequate nutrition necessary to grow and develop into healthy adults is heartbreaking. It is all the more tragic when one considers that it is also entirely preventable,” says Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of Feeding America. “We know that a child who is hungry and cannot learn; they become a man or woman who cannot earn.”

HELP! If you have access to a retail location to display the "Imagine" promotional posters and flyers, please contact us with details and we'll gladly arrange for direct delivery of the promotional items.

"Step up to the plate and HELP! make a difference"

$25.00 can provide 175 meals in your community!

 Order Online

The ‘imagine’ specialty license plate is an official Florida State specialty license plate and can be purchased for $25.00 when you obtain/renew your registration, either online or at your local county ‘Tag’ office . Simply tell them you want to switch to the "IMAGINE" specialty license plate. The $25.00 is tax-deductible and all proceeds go to the Florida Association of Food Banks.

PLEASE NOTE: if you are having difficulty utilizing this online system, it might be because your information is not in the database that was originally provided by DMV. This information is no longer provided and your only alternative is to go to your local tag office or private tag agency or order the plate through the mail with your registration renewal. Click Here to download the Imagine Plate purchase form.
 

To renew your existing 'Imagine' specialty license plate, please click here.

If your renewal date is not up yet, you can still get the "Imagine" plate now, by paying an extra fee, without renewing your registration. You will then receive your normal renewal notice at the regular date in the mail.

Imagine specialty plate gift certificate program is now available - all proceeds go to the Florida Association of Food Banks for programs directed at ending hunger in Florida. Click here for more information.

• To locate your nearest Tag Office, click here.
• You can Order Online, Click Here -  Please note: this is a direct link to DHSMV and you will need your official renewal notice password to access or your tag number and birth date.
• Click Here to download Imagine Plate purchase form to order by mail with your registration renewal payment.

The Florida Association of Food Banks (FAFB) was established in January 1993 and is a 501c(3) charitable organization, committed to making sure that families that need food can get it in a dignified manner and in a way that serves as a real safety net for those who fall on difficult times.

In 2009, the estimated wholesale value of the food distributed by FAFB totaled $121,700,000.00. This money saves government agencies and frontline charitable agencies up to 85% in food program costs. That translates into millions of dollars of savings for thousands of charitable programs and state agencies throughout Florida.

FAFB is affiliated with Feeding America the nation's leading hunger-relief organization, which has a nationally recognized food distribution system and has 200 member food banks throughout the country. Food banks provide food to other community based agencies that directly provide food to men, women and children facing hunger.

FAFB members are non-governmental organizations with consistently high ratings from Charity Navigator.

"Let's all work together to make a world without hunger as soon as humanly possible. We owe this battle to our children." Yoko Ono Lennon.

"IMAGINE....

              .......NO HUNGER!!"