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April 19, 2020 Front Royal 2382 Uses ENF Gratitude Grant to Feed Families Front Royal 2382 used the $2,500 Elks Naonal Foundaon Gratude Grant for 2020-2021 to feed families 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 meals for local families who have fallen on hard mes due to losing their jobs. With schools closed, families and children have limited access to meals. Warren County Public School Food Services is providing breakfast and lunch 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 School System opened the Blue Ridge Technical Building on Luray Avenue in Front Royal for the meal preparaons to take 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 eighty children. Volunteers pick up the meals and deliver to all of the homes. They are picking up addiona families every day, and they are in desperate need of donaons and volunteers to connue their great work for those in need. Front Royal 2382 member, Shane Goodwin, is one of their volunteers. Shane is principal of E. Wilson Morrison 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 Naonal Foundaon for the $2,500 Gratude Grant. Volunteers Picking Up Food for Deliveries Submied by Jane Wine Send comments to [email protected] Devin Smith, Samantha Barber, and Exalted Ruler Jim Sheppard Shane Goodwin with Samantha Barber and Exalted Ruler Sheppard
