St. Vincent de Paul’s Open HandK itchen serves lunch and dinner seven days a week, 365 days a year to anyone in need. That’s more than 120,000 free meals each year. Donations of cash and food are crucial to the ongoing operation of this outreach. And there is no better time to donate than in March and April, when your contributions will count toward the annual Feinstein Foundation Hunger Challenge.
For the 16th consecutive year, the Cranston,R.I.-based Feinstein Foundation is supporting hunger-fighting charitable organizations nationwide,for a total of$1 million.For every donation of money or food items (valued at $1 per item or per pound) the Feinstein Foundation will contribute money to St. Vincentde Paul to help fight hunger here in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
Feinstein’s past annual spring $1 million challenges to fight hunger have raised more than $1.5 billion for hunger-fighting charities and religious houses of worship nationwide that help the needy. The annual challenge has been called one of the most successful ongoing, grassroots efforts to fight hunger.
To make a donation to help St. Vincent de Paul fight hunger in our community, be sure to designate your gift as part of the Feinstein Foundation Challenge. For questions or to make a donation,please contact Kathi Johnson at 502-301-8695; or e-mail her at kjohnson@svdplou.org.
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