Dear Friend, This holiday season, I am reflecting on the Kansas Food Bank’s 40 years of partnership with this incredible community which has provided much needed food across Kansas. Friends like you have shown up, time and again, ready to lend a hand and share hope, health and food with fellow Kansans. Over the past […]
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Teresa still vividly recalls the day 10 years ago when she first met her partner, Michael. She describes her relationship with him as “constant laughter” ever since. Despite being able to look on the bright side, the couple has had their share of difficult times and are grateful for friends like you who help lighten
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After more than 38 years at Spirit AeroSystems, Rusty Slusser is happily settling into retirement — but he’s far from slowing down. With plans to eventually find a part-time job, Rusty also volunteers with the Kansas Food Bank. “I’ve always had a heart for [volunteering],” Rusty says. Rusty shares that, when he was in high
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Six years ago, Stephanie moved with her son, Michael, from Wichita to Newton, knowing little more than a handful of people in what would become her new home. She fell in love with the people and atmosphere in Newton, especially for her now 18-year-old son who has autism. The support system of quality doctors and
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From lovingly caring for her mother until she passed away from Alzheimer’s disease, to daily supporting her five adult siblings, Ola is a caretaker at heart. With her own health challenges including a previous battle with breast cancer, heart surgery, diabetes and more, Ola makes sure to take care of herself so she can continue
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Dear Friend, One of the most essential school supplies is food. That’s why, 20 years ago, the Kansas Food Bank began offering Food 4 Kids, a kid-friendly school-based program that was established for students who are food insecure. Together with partners like you, the Kansas Food Bank provides food and supplies to Food 4 Kids
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Christina and her husband are the proud parents of Caleb, Kadince, and Mason — Christina’s grateful for friends like you who are helping all three kids thrive this fall in school and life. Caleb is a sophomore in high school and is focused on sports and academics, particularly in the health science program. His younger
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Alma’s love for volunteering is deeply rooted in the belief that everyone has an important role to play in supporting their community. Growing up in India instilled in her a culture of helping the community around her, she says. “We would go to outlying villages once a week, distribute food and medicine and clothing, [things]
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Paul, 61, is a native Kansan but spent most of his adult life in Dallas, Texas. It was a promise to two aging aunts that brought Paul and his wife, Keranda, back to the community where the couple met and married 41 years ago. “I had to come back to take care of them,” Paul
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Ken takes a lot of pride in his family, from a loving 20-year-marriage to his wife, Rachel to the many accomplishments of the couple’s children. It’s with each one inmind that he first came to Manna Ministries — and why he’s so grateful today. “I’m so proud of my children and grandchildren,” he says. “They’re
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