Since 1990, No Hunger
Holiday has made Thanksgiving possible for hundreds of
families in St. Charles County.
Funded completely by the Knights of
Columbus and contributions from concerned citizens and businesses,
this program ensures that needy families have a complete
Thanksgiving dinner that they can make in their own homes.
Through donations, contributions, and
volunteer work, the St. Charles community has come together to make
Thanksgiving truly a No Hunger Holiday.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
More than 200 volunteers are involved in the filling and delivery of
the food baskets on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. These
volunteers work all day to sort and fill each food basket based on
the family size and special dietary needs which are indicated on the
vouchers.
APPRECIATION
Every year No Hunger Holiday receives many THANK YOU letters from
recipients of the food baskets. The committee is convinced by the
display of warmth and appreciation that this program is making a
positive impact on the lives of the people.
More than 50% of the Harvester Knights of Columbus council
membership have an active role in the “NO HUNGER HOLIDAY” program.
More than 6,000 volunteer man-hours have been expended on this
project by the Harvester Council of the Knights of Columbus.
As the council membership, and the hundreds of other volunteers who
contribute to the event, recollects on all that God has given us it
is hard to not think of those that are in need. It is with these
thoughts that the committee have actively begun pursuing the
possibility of extending the No Hunger Holiday imitative to other
counties outside of St. Charles and to eventually make it a
state-wide event, and possibly spreading to other holidays.
This “NO HUNGER HOLIDAY” program truly shows all of us that we
understand our duty to give THANKS for all God has given to us.
"Many People
say that hunger never takes a holiday. This is no
longer true because now we have a No Hunger Holiday. A
day when those less fortunate can take a break from hunger."
