Yank Barry, Samuel Eto’o and Evander Holyfield
Global Village Champions Foundation has embarked on a month long tour throughout the UK, Scotland and Spain in an effort to feed the regions’ neediest citizens while spreading the word about the global humanitarian foundation.
Led by GVCF co-founder Yank Barry and GVCF Goodwill Ambassador and boxing champ Evander Holyfield, the tour kicked off at the Saviour Trust Church in Pontefract, England this week and featured superstars such as English Premier League star Samuel Eto’o brainstorming exciting ways to eradicate world hunger
At the end of GVCF’s month long tour, Barry and Holyfield will arrive in Bulgaria, where Barry continues to fight for the freedom of Syrian refugees.
“It always feels great to be able to help those in need,” said Yank Barry, founder of the Global Village Champions Foundation. “With the help of Evander and Europe’s finest, I’m certain that we’re taking huge steps toward defeating hunger once and for all.”
Yank Barry and Evander Holyfield donating food
Founded in 1995 by Barry and longtime friend and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Global Village Champions Foundation was created with the mission to feed the hungry and provide humanitarian relief. Since then, the foundation has delivered 945,000,000 meals to the hungry around the world.
Former lead singer of the rock n’ roll band The Kingsmen, Barry has been twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the fight against world hunger. His most recent nomination comes from champion boxer and current elected politician in the Philippines, Pacquiáo and Gov. Chavit Singson, also from the Philippines.
As a result of his ongoing fight against hunger, Barry has received nearly two dozen awards since 1995, highlighted by the Gusi Peace Prize for Social Services, Philanthropy, and International Humanitarianism in Manila, the India Humanitarian Service Award and the Bahamian Red Cross Humanitarian Award.
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Learn more about Global Village Champions Foundation: http://www.gogvc.com or visit its YouTube channel.
About Global Village Champions Foundation: Started in 1995 by Yank Barry, Global Village Champions Foundation strives to become the undisputed world leader in private, humanitarian delivery of nutrition to needy persons across the globe, while sustaining human life and helping to eradicate hunger from the face of the Earth. With the help of donors and notable figures such as Muhammad Ali, Gary US Bonds, and Evander Holyfield, the nonprofit has provided nearly a billion meals to the hungry around the world.
Learn more about Global Village Champions Foundation: http://www.gogvc.com
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