The Lunch & Literacy Program aims to provide meals this summer to children who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school year. The donation was a collective effort between individual employee donations and FNB.
"FNB and our employees are honored to donate to such a worthy cause as the Lunch and Literacy Program," said Amy Futrell, the Murray-Calloway County Market President. "2020 has been a hard year, as we are living in unprecedented times, and I am thankful to be a part of an organization and team that wants to help our community any way that we can."
For the past three summers, volunteers for the program packed and delivered bags of nonperishable, healthy foods twice per week. They also include an age-appropriate book in one of the bi-weekly deliveries. Due to COVID-19, the program will only do one delivery per week, but will include the same amount of food, along with the book. The program expects to feed 250 children this year at a rate of $100 per child.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Soup for the Soul is unable to hold their typical food drives and is relying on the help of the community to make the program successful. To make an online donation to the Summer Lunch & Literacy program, visit: soup4thesoul.org. Checks can also be mailed to Soup for the Soul at PO Box 1001, Murray, KY 42071.
On the Net:
Soup for the Soul website
