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Salvation Military Wheeling caseworker Daybreak Greaves decides which Wheeling Meals Pantry objects to offer to the homeless. Almost four,000 kilos of meals was collected for the Wheeling Salvation Military with the assistance of Ohio County and Marshall County faculties.
Almost three,500 kilos of meals was collected for the Wheeling Salvation Military with the assistance of the Ohio County and Marshall County faculty districts.
The districts lately partnered with the Salvation Military for its first Crimson Defend Towards Starvation marketing campaign. College students, dad and mom, academics and workers joined forces in two counties to gather greater than three,490 kilos of non-perishable objects for use to fill the rising month-to-month meals hole the Salvation Military is experiencing.
Lt. John Lawrence, commander of the Wheeling Salvation Military, stated it was a testomony to the youth of Ohio and Marshall counties.
“This meals drive has been such a blessing as a result of each merchandise we now have on the cabinets proper now comes from a baby at certainly one of our county faculties who took the time to make a distinction,” she stated. “Each can they introduced will go to assist a household that’s struggling and wishes assist. And people serving to arms symbolize our future.”
Meals from the Crimson Defend Towards Starvation meals drive won’t solely be used within the day by day meals distribution, but in addition to assist feed individuals in The Salvation Military's youth and senior programming.
Lawrence stated the tales she hears in faculties carry hope in tough instances.
“Within the month of February, we noticed a rise of 144 new requests for meals from our pantry for the primary time,” she stated. “That’s worrisome. However as we went to select up meals at faculties, we heard tales like that of a lady from Marshall County who introduced not less than one can of meals every single day as a result of she wished to assist those that didn't have it. “That provides me hope.”
If anybody wish to make further meals donations, they will drop them off day by day at 140 16th St. in Wheeling or schedule them by calling the Salvation Military workplaces at 304-233-4400.