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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2014 Contact: Jamie Ortiz, Jamie !

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Father Joes Public Lunch Program Renamed for Qualcomm Co-Founder Franklin Antonio Antonio Donates $2 million to help feed up to 900 individuals each day
SAN !"#$% CA-&arch '(% )*'(- Father Joe+# ,i--a.e# announced toda+ a ,)-million donation from Franklin Antonio% co-founder% e-ecuti.e .ice /resident and chief scientist at Qualcomm% !nc0% to su//ort its lunch /rogram that /ro.ides nearl+ 1**%*** lunches for the hungr+ each +ear0 2o honor Antonios ,)-million gift% Father Joes 3illages has renamed its ser.ices the Franklin Antonio Public Lunch Program0 /4e are e-tremel+ grateful to &r0 Antonio for this tremendous donation% 5hich 0i-- 1ro2i3e #o man4 in3i2i3"a-# 0ith their on-4 mea- 5or the 3a4,6 #ai3 Diane St"m1h, 1re#i3ent o5 Father Joe+# ,i--a.e#$ /Mr$ Antonio+# 3onation i# .reat ne0# 5or the #o"-# 0ho #tan3 in -ine each 3a4, an3 5or a-- o5 San Die.o 7eca"#e it #ho0# that tho#e 0ith mean# care a7o"t their comm"nit4 an3 #"11ort their nei.h7or# in nee3$6 The -"nch 1ro.ram 0a# one o5 the 5ir#t #er2ice# 1ro2i3e3 74 Father Joe+# 7e.innin. in the ear-4 18&0# at St$ Mar4 o5 the 9a4#i3e Cha1e- in Ea#t ,i--a.e$ A critica- 5orm o5 o"treach to the 1oor an3 home-e## in 3o0nto0n San Die.o an3 :arrio Lo.an, the 1ro.ram #er2e# 7et0een )00 an3 800 1eo1-e 3ai-4$ The -"nch 1ro.ram i# o55ere3 5ree o5 char.e an3 #er2e# 7oth o"r home-e## nei.h7or# on the #treet an3 man4 o5 the 0or;in. 1oor 0ho -i2e in the near74 comm"nit4$ Tho#e 0ith 3i#a7i-itie# com1ri#e more than a thir3 o5 tho#e 3inin., an3 2eteran# are another 1* 1ercent$ /Father Joe+# i# a San Die.o trea#"re$ I+m incre3i7-4 im1re##e3 74 0hat the4 accom1-i#h, an3 I+m honore3 to 7e a7-e to he-1,6 #ai3 Antonio$ Mr$ Antonio, one o5 <ualcomms founders% /resentl+ ser.es as its e-ecuti.e .ice /resident and chief scientist0 Mr$ Antonio a-#o #er2e# on the 7oar3 o5 =ena-4te Inc$, a -i5e #cience# com1an4$ >e i# a .ra3"ate o5 ?ni2er#it4 o5 Ca-i5ornia, San Die.o, 0here he #er2e3 on the 7oar3 o5 the Center 5or 9ire-e## Comm"nication 5or o2er 10 4ear#$ A6$72 FA28"R J$"S 3!LLA#"S 9 S20 3!NC"N2 " PA7L 3!LLA#" A# San Die.o+# -ar.e#t re#i3entia- home-e## #er2ice# 1ro2i3er, Father Joe+# ,i--a.e# an3 1artner a.enc4 St$ ,incent 3e @a"- ,i--a.e ha2e 7een em1o0erin. 1eo1-e to achie2e #e-5' #"55icienc4 5or o2er *2 4ear#$ 9hat #tarte3 a# a #ma-- cha1e- #er2in. San Die.o+# im1o2eri#he3 ha# .ro0n into a c"ttin.'e3.e 1ro2i3er o5 inno2ati2e ho"#in. 1ro.ram# an3 #er2ice#$ The a.encie# #er2e more than (,000 mea-# an3 ho"#e o2er 1,200 in3i2i3"a-# e2er4 3a4$ Thi# inc-"3e# o2er 200 chi-3ren an3 o2er 200 mi-itar4 2eteran#$ A# in3"#tr4 tho".ht'-ea3er#, the a.encie# o55er inno2ati2e #o-"tion# to a33re## the com1-eA nee3# o5 the home-e##, re.ar3-e## o5 a.e, race, c"-t"re or 7e-ie5#$ Their 1rimar4 .oa- i# to tran#5orm -i2e# an3 en3 the c4c-e o5 home-e##ne##$ To thi# en3 the4 1ro2i3e mea-#, ho"#in., hea-thcare, e3"cation, !o7 trainin.,

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