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Our team was filled with excitement while making our way to St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen, located on 930 Dixwell Av, Hamden. We immediately immersed ourselves into the program by volunteering on Thursday...
There is hope for refugees in the Nakivale refugee camp which is located in Isingiro, Uganda. This camp is a home to a vibrant population of over 100 000 refugees. These refugees from...
Forest Elementary School looked a lot smaller to Edible Arrangements co-founder and former chief operating officer Kamran Farid when he returned Friday than it did when he began as a Pakistan-born...
The holiday season is supposed to be filled with happiness, laughter, and love. However, there are some families that may not have it as good as you. Everyone can use a little bit of kindness and have...
Tuition rates can be excessive. I’ve come to learn how quickly colleges and universities increase that amount yearly. Paying for college is one of the biggest challenge to graduating. You receive a degree...
Giving back is truly a blessing. There are a lot of people in today’s world that can use a great deal of support from others along the way. Growing up, I learned a very valuable lesson from my parents...
The impact that Kamran Farid ’15 Helping Hands Fund has made is tremendous. I am honored to be able to support the students of Southern Connecticut State University as they continue to strive...
Southern Connecticut has posted, on their Home Page, an article about the Kamran Farid Helping Hands Fund aimed at aiding students struggling with, short-term hardships that make it difficult to...
Forest Elementary School, of West Haven, now has a new program for students in need, a partnership with Southern Connecticut State University’s baseball team, and a much-needed technology...
One of the most popular times to give back is during the November and December holiday season, which is absolutely wonderful. However, many non-profit organizations start to struggle once...
Last year, Kamran reconnected with Southern Connecticut State University and specifically Professor Lisa Lancor who had a profound impact on him when he was a student there over 10 years ago...
The Feed Branford Kids program launched late last year. It was inspired by staggering statistics demonstrating that in Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in the nation, nearly one in five children...
I was shocked to learn that many children across the country don’t know where their next meal is coming from. During the school week, students in need have access to free or reduced lunches, but...
When I was growing up, my family struggled financially. I watched my father as he worked three jobs while my mother stayed home to care for me and my five siblings. Looking back...
Kamran and his family arrived in the United States on his third birthday. Even though his family was successful in Pakistan, his parents moved to America in search of a better future for their children...
Looking back know, Kamran recognizes that when he was growing up his family would have been considered poor by those around them. Even though his family struggled financially, you never would...
Kamran Farid was diagnosed with leukemia as a young child. He knows all too well how difficult it was for him and for his family. Kamran is now in good health and last year he and his brother shared...
Kamran Farid co-founded Edible Arrangements in 1999 back when he was a student at Southern. He stepped away from school to focus on growing Edible Arrangements into a global brand. Today they have...
I am truly honored to launch the Kamran Farid Foundation! My family has been blessed and I am proud to carry on our family tradition of giving back. When I was a young child, my family moved to the United States...
"Three years after Farid first financed Wynne’s dream of providing refugees with the tools needed to establish a sustainable future, the pair have created a community where the displaced can seek refuge...