Among the qualities that make up a great leader is good
citizenship. At The Brandon Foundation, one way that we practice this trait is through
monthly community service activities. In fact, we already have almost the whole
school year’s volunteer days planned.
For the month of September, thirty scholars, mentors, board
and family members volunteered with Kids Against Hunger. Together with thirty-five
other teams, more than 100,000 meals were packed to send to families in the
Philippines! It was exciting to be part of such an effort, seeing members of
the Fort Wayne community come together to aid global citizens half way around
the world.
Rebecca Bormann, President of the Board of Directors, said
of her experience at the event, “I was very fortunate to have a father who
instilled in me the importance of giving back. One of his favorite quotes by
Martin Luther King, Jr. is ‘Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What
are you doing for others?”’ I feel so grateful to be able to help pass this
lesson along to our scholars. I love to watch our students generosity out-poured
and eagerness to help others!”
Kids Against Hunger is a food-aid organization based in
Omaha, Nebraska, with more than 75 satellite locations across the U.S. and
Canada. KAH’s goal is to eradicate world hunger, which they do through
packaging highly nutritious, fortified soy-rice casserole meals. They partner
with other organizations to distribute meals in over 60 countries. Last year, Kids
Against Hunger’s packaging centers put together over forty million meals!
Our plans for the upcoming months are:
October - Lutheran Children’s
Hospital – painting pumpkins with patients
November – Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana
December – Make and distribute care packages for Fort Wayne’s
homeless
January – OPEN
February –Lutheran Children’s Hospital – making Valentine’s
cards with patients
March – Lutheran Life Village – visit the elderly
April – St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen
May – OPEN
If you know of any organizations that need a helping hand from our good citizens let us know! We’re still looking for a couple of opportunities yet this year. You can email us at brandonfoundation@hotmail.com.
We are BLESSED to be a BLESSING!
Thank you for reading!
Abby Bormann & The Brandon Foundation