Real Hope for the Hungry would like to thank the Austin Area Foundation for their support. Their grant of $810 covers the cost of the supplies needed for the 3,240 meals that a group of volunteers from Gerard Academy will pack on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Students from Gerard Academy have been regular volunteers, helping us pack our meals almost monthly since we first began here in Austin. In fact, over the years, they have helped us pack over 104,000 meals! Many of those meals have been placed on local food shelves such as the Salvation Army here in Austin and in Albert Lea, as well as through Channel One in Rochester. Some of the meals that they packed have been sent overseas to the Philippines, to Thailand, to Afghanistan, to Malawi, to Liberia, to Haiti, and to several other counties.

What an impact these girls have had! We are so grateful to the Austin Area Foundation for their support for these students and their contribution to the needs of the hungry and starving.

Thank you!

Carol Brown

Austin