'We're not stopping'

love & life foundation 

Love & Life - Eternally Focused

Like many, Matt and Paige Wideman sat watching the screen seeing the devastating images of the Bahamas from the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. However, instead of just watching, they decided to do something about it. As a commercial real estate investor, Matt began networking with various businesses and aircraft companies to organize humanitarian aid to deliver to the Bahamas. Before he knew it, he was on his first flight down there and they’ve been taking flights full of relief ever since.

The Love and Life Foundation was birthed out of seeing the needs of hurting humanity and making the decision to put that compassion into action.
What started as an initial drop off of supplies has turned into a large scale operation facilitating multiple deliveries each week, as well as an evolving plan to rebuild these broken communities from the ground up with continued relief, temporary housing, and spiritual support.
We are a Christ centered organization and our mission carries a two fold purpose: to declare the Gospel to the lost and to facilitate large scale humanitarian efforts in areas of crisis.
We believe that there is no crisis too impossible for God and His strength through our efforts enables us to reach the unreachable.

Meet the Team

Love & Life Foundation is a Christ centered organization and our mission carries a two fold purpose: to declare the Gospel to the lost and to facilitate large scale humanitarian efforts in areas of crisis. We believe that there is no crisis too impossible for God and His strength through our efforts enables us to reach the unreachable.
Matt Wideman

Matt Wideman

CEO/ Founder

Matthew Wideman is a Managing Partner for Susquehanna Holdings and a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Tucker Thoni

Tucker Thoni

Board Member

Tucker is an associate in GrayRobinson’s Orlando office. He focuses his practice on corporate, tax, real estate, and health care matters.

Nick Wideman

Nick Wideman

Operations Specialist

Nick is co owner of the company Max N Industrials. He has a bachelors in ESM from Tulane University.

Mike

Mike

Security Specialist

Mike is retired special ops who ran security for our team while aboard the marine assets and while stationed in the Bahamas.

Paige Wideman

Paige Wideman

CFO

Matt's wife and mother to their 3 children, Paige, spends her free time supporting this foundation and the River Orlando Church.

Dick Batchelor

Dick Batchelor

Board Member

Named one of “The 50 Most Powerful People” by Orlando Magazine, the 2002 “Central Floridian of the Year” and the 2002 “Businessman of the Year”

Gustavo Ortega

Gustavo Ortega

Video Production

Gustavo is a professional photographer and videographer who shoots all the wonderful videos on this site!

Insomniac

Insomniac

Pod Logistics

Insomniac creates unforgettable experiences driven by imagination and positivity, their donation of shiftpods made a huge impact.

Alex Burgos

Alex Burgos

Pastor of River Orlando Church

Alex is the senior pastor at ROC, whose purpose is to raise up a generation ​that will seek and save the lost.

Lymarie Ortega

Lymarie Ortega

Operations Specialist

A wife, mother and entrepreneur, Lymarie is Co-Owner/Administrator at GLO Wedding Films and a Certifying Birth Doula at DONA International.

Eddie

Eddie

Security Specialist

Eddie is special ops who ran and operated security alongside Mike, providing our team with protection and tactical security.

Matt Wideman

Matt Wideman

CEO/ Founder

Matthew Wideman is a Managing Partner for Susquehanna Holdings and a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Paige Wideman

Paige Wideman

CFO

Matt's wife and mother to their 3 children, Paige, spends her free time supporting this foundation and the River Orlando Church.

Alex Burgos

Alex Burgos

Pastor of River Orlando Church

Alex is the senior pastor at ROC, whose purpose is to raise up a generation ​that will seek and save the lost.

Tucker Thoni

Tucker Thoni

Board Member

Tucker is an associate in GrayRobinson’s Orlando office. He focuses his practice on corporate, tax, real estate, and health care matters.

Dick Batchelor

Dick Batchelor

Board Member

Named one of “The 50 Most Powerful People” by Orlando Magazine, the 2002 “Central Floridian of the Year” and the 2002 “Businessman of the Year”

Lymarie Ortega

Lymarie Ortega

Operations Specialist

A wife, mother and entrepreneur, Lymarie is Co-Owner/Administrator at GLO Wedding Films and a Certifying Birth Doula at DONA International.

Nick Wideman

Nick Wideman

Operations Specialist

Nick is co owner of the company Max N Industrials. He has a bachelors in ESM from Tulane University.

Gustavo Ortega

Gustavo Ortega

Video Production

Gustavo is a professional photographer and videographer who shoots all the wonderful videos on this site!

Eddie

Eddie

Security Specialist

Eddie is special ops who ran and operated security alongside Mike, providing our team with protection and tactical security.

Mike

Mike

Security Specialist

Mike is retired special ops who ran security for our team while aboard the marine assets and while stationed in the Bahamas.

Insomniac

Insomniac

Pod Logistics

Insomniac creates unforgettable experiences driven by imagination and positivity, their donation of shiftpods made a huge impact.