Philanthropist Yank Barry receives the International Achievement (Florida)

Philanthropist Yank Barry receives the International Achievement

For saving lives of children around the world philanthropist and international food entrepreneur Yank Barry along with his wife Yvette will receive the Childhelp International Achievement Award on January 10 2015.Since co-founding the Global Village Champions Foundation in 1995 with Muhammad Ali Yank Barry has become a world-renowned philanthropist on a mission to feed and the hungry and rescue those in dire need around the world.Barry along with wife Yvette have spearheaded the nonprofit organization s efforts to supply nearly one billion meals in the last two decades.The Barrys don t just supply money They are on the front lines as the charity provides aid to countries in crisis. Most recently Yank and Yvette Barry have been focused on saving refugees from Syria Iraq and Iran.To date the couple has saved more than 1 200 Muslim and Christian refugees who have fled the violence volatility and in many cases ISIS and provided them with a home meals and anything else they needed to rebuild their lives. Yank Barry and his wife Yvette Barry Every moment of every day Yank Barry puts his life in danger by going behind enemy lines to rescue children and their families from certain death says Sara O Meara Childhelp Chairman and CEO. He has shepherded thousands to safety secured a Nobel nod and shining a spotlight on his great work is just a small token of our admiration and respect for his lifesaving mission. s www.childhelp.org philanthropist-yank-barry-wife-yvette-receive -international-achievement-award-childhelp s yankbarry.com