Meet 6-year old Lyric. She first came to the North Seattle Boys and Girls Club with $3.75 in change in her pocket for a snack at the local grocery store. Instead, Club staff gave her a banana and mini-bagel – a much healthier, more nutritious snack than anything she would’ve found in the candy aisle.
Lyric is just one of many hungry children in Washington State. And thanks to you, Feed Washington was just able to distribute $2,300 to help the North Seattle Boys and Girls Club reliably provide her and other hungry children with regular healthy meals.
Ever wonder just how much of a difference your donation makes? Here’s the math: For every dollar, the Club can provide three nutritious meals. Which means…
$1 = 3 meals
$2,300 = 6,900 meals
That’s almost 7,000 meals! And to hungry children like Lyric, those are often the only healthy meals that they can depend on.
Because of the neighborhood’s low income levels, many kids just eat fast food – hardly the type of food to nourish growing children. But at the Club, more than 80 kids receive a healthy breakfast and snack. And 20 teens even receive dinner.
During the summer, Lyric went the Club’s all-day summer camp sometimes with just a sandwich. But Club staff always made sure she had breakfast, lunch and snacks with fruits and vegetables. Now, Lyric says that the Club gives her better food than she gets at home. And, she even thinks of them as family.
And it’s your generous donations that will help Lyric and the other hungry children who rely on the North Seattle Boys and Girls Club for steady meals.
Let’s keep up the good work!
