The Noblesville Lions Club recently received a grant from the Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) to assist Fueled for School in fighting food insecurity for Noblesville Schools students.
The Club was awarded the grant in conjunction with Elevance (formerly Anthem) Health Volunteer Days, an annual project of Elevance Health to support hunger related service projects. The LCIF grant was used to purchase new pallet rack shelving for the new Fueled For School facility on Pleasant Street.
(From left) Christine McCormick and Lions Julia Kozicki and Gene Beck. Those not pictured who also helped include Lions Josh Kozicki, Jeff Kozicki, Julie Davis, Dave Marsh, and Kim Luckey. (Photo provided by Noblesville Lions Club)
Last Saturday, Sept. 9, Elevance Health supplied volunteers who constructed the shelving and sorted food donations. Members of the Noblesville Lions collected food donations at area grocery stores that morning, totaling approximately 700 pounds of food.
Fueled For School provides 400 weekend meal packs each week to students in all 10 Noblesville schools. The Noblesville Lions have regularly supported Fueled For School since 2019.