April 19, 2020
Front Royal 2382 Uses ENF Gratitude Grant to Feed Families
Front Royal 2382 used the $2,500 Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant for 2020-2021 to feedfamilies in distress.
Reaching Out Now is working with the principals of Warren County Public Schools, Manor Line Ranch,and Hazard Mill Farm, in partnership with Deliteful Food Catering and PaveMint Taphouse, to provide mealsfor local families who have fallen on hard times due to losing their jobs. With schools closed, families andchildren have limited access to meals. Warren County Public School Food Services is providing breakfast andlunch to students and Reaching Out Now is extending that support to provide meals for the whole family unit. In the past 2 1/2 weeks, they have prepared and delivered 1590 meals.
Samantha Barber is Founder and President of Reaching Out Now. She said the Warren County SchoolSystem opened the Blue Ridge Technical Building on Luray Avenue in Front Royal for the meal preparations totake place. Devin Smith, Culinary teacher at the Technical School is helping prepare the meals on Mondays,Wednesdays, and Fridays of each week. They are currently serving forty-seven families, which includes eightychildren. Volunteers pick up the meals and deliver to all of the homes. They are picking up additiona familiesevery day, and they are in desperate need of donations and volunteers to continue their great work for thosein need.
Front Royal 2382 member, Shane Goodwin, is one of their volunteers. Shane is principal of E. WilsonMorrison Elementary School. He keeps busy delivering to the families.
Front Royal Elks are proud to be part of this service to the families and thank Elks National Foundationfor the $2,500 Gratitude Grant.
Volunteers Picking Up Food for DeliveriesSubmitted by Jane Wine Send comments to [email protected]
Devin Smith, Samantha Barber, and Exalted Ruler JimSheppard
Shane Goodwin with Samantha Barber andExalted Ruler Sheppard
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