Help MUST Ministries Feed Thousands of Children This Summer “Few things are as gripping as thousands of hungry children right here in our area. We must help,” said MUST Ministries President and CEO Dr. Ike Reighard. “The children are counting on us. As a community, we can’t let them go hungry.”For many children living in poverty, the free and reduced meals received during the school year are the only meals available to them. For 28 years, MUST Ministries has helped to fill the hunger gap in June and July through its Summer Lunch program. Last year, the program provided more than 6,370 children with 544,450 meals in just nine weeks. The goal is to serve just as many children this year, if not more. The program feeds children in eight counties: Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton (north and south), Gwinnett, Paulding, and Pickens. “Our supporters and volunteers make this critical program possible,” said Reighard. “The number of children we serve continues to grow each summer, particularly in this post-pandemic environment when poverty rates have skyrocketed.”Specifically, children will receive five breakfasts and five lunches, plus drinks and snacks. The most significant pieces of the Kids’ Kits are the entrees. Items needed can be found at MustMinistries.org/summer-lunch. There is also an Amazon Wish List at Amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/FVDS0A574YBD?returnFromLogin=1. Please deliver or ship your items to MUST Donation Center, 1280 Field Parkway, Marietta, GA 30066, Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Please label your donation “MUST Summer Lunch.”
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