LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — Volunteers in Lima marked National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day by assembling dozens of sandwiches to help fight food insecurity among local children.
Members of the Lima Memorial Foundation’s Emerging Philanthropists group organized an assembly line to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the “Spread the Love” program. The group selected the initiative as one of its service projects aimed at supporting children in need across the community.
Members of the Lima Memorial Foundation’s Emerging Philanthropists group organized an assembly line to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the “Spread the Love” program.
“We chose to partner with "Spread the Love" because there is food insecurity in our own community, and this is something that we can do to help eliminate or alleviate that for children here in Lima,” said Ann Welly, chair of the Emerging Philanthropists group.
“Spread the Love,” a nonprofit ministry of Faith Christian Church, supplies materials and coordinates volunteers to prepare and distribute free peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in several Lima neighborhoods.
Organizers say the effort not only provides meals for children but also raises awareness about hunger issues close to home.
