Thank you, students of Galveston Ball High for packaging over 50,000 meals on December 6, 2019 for the Holiday Food Drive!
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Thank You! We Packaged 50,000 Meals on May 11, 2019!
We reached our goal to package 50,000 servings of food for our Galveston County hungry neighbors in need! Thank you for your help!! This was a great opportunity to be of service to your community, meet new people, and have some fun! See you again on May 2nd, 2020!
December 7, 2018: Share Your Holidays Event at Ball High School
Together – with our outstanding Community Partners, Ball High School faculty and students, the team from First Lutheran Church who sponsored the FeedGalveston initiative, our in-kind Community Partners and everyone in the community who took the time to “Share Your Holidays” so generously with those in need – we collected 27,000 pounds (and still counting!) of […]
Sept. 22, 2018 Packaging Success
With over 180 volunteers we packaged 50,000 meals in under 3 hours time! The Galveston County Food Bank arrived and transported all the packaged meals to their facility in Texas City for immediate distribution! THANK YOU!
May 26, 2018 Packaging Success!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Our Memorial Day goal of packaging 50,000 meals to help the Galveston County Food Bank was met in a little over 3 hours – thanks to all our volunteers! See the informative video below about how the packaging system works! Thank You!
Success! 50,000 Packaged Meals Completed on January 20, 2018!
Thanks to all the FANTASTIC volunteers, we packaged 50,000 meals for our Galveston County neighbors in need at the Lyceum of Galveston in a little over 3 hours! Another great packaging event! 150 volunteers from First Lutheran and Galveston County knocked it out of the park last Saturday. Also, thanks to the Galveston County Food […]
Dec. 8, 2017: Over 51,000 Meals Packaged For Share Your Holidays Food Drive
Over 51,000 meals (7,675 lbs.) were generated from the Feed Galveston project on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Ball High School for this year’s “Share Your Holidays Food Drive” for the Galveston County Food Bank! This is so, so exciting what – together!!! – has been accomplished this year! How generous everyone has been to […]
Rotary Club of Galveston Contributes $2,500 To FeedGalveston
The Rotary Club of Galveston’s Galveston Rotary Foundation recently presented a check for $2,500 to organizers of the FeedGalveston project. Accepting on behalf of FeedGalveston was Rev. Richard Rhoades (center), Rotarian and Pastor, First Lutheran Church – event sponsor. Presenting the check were (from left) Rotarians and Foundation Board members Mike Guarino and Sally Byrum. […]
Rev. Rhoades and Mike Dudas on KTOR Radio
Listen to Rev. Rhoades and Mike Dudas from the Galveston Ball High School radio station KTOR: https://www.dropbox.com/home/Feed%20Galveston?preview=TS+20170622.mp3
30,000 Meals Packaged on May 13!
Thanks to over 100 volunteers, we packaged 31,500 meals in 3 hours in The Lyceum on Saturday, May 13, 2017! THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME AND DONATION!
Tyler Henson and Boy Scout 123 Package 10,000 Meals!
TYLER HENSON of Boy Scout Troop 123, has teamed up with FEED GALVESTON to do a packaging event on Saturday, March 4th, as his Eagle Scout project. The Troop and #FeedGalveston volunteers packaged 10,000 meals for Galveston County Food Bank and St. Vincent’s House Galveston and other food banks. A big THANK YOU to the […]
Donation from Insurance Professionals of Galveston County
Thank you to Insurance Professionals of Galveston County for their recent donation!
Presentation to the Rotary Club of Galveston
Rotarian Richard Rhoades, Pastor, First Lutheran Church, Galveston – presented a program to the Rotary Club of Galveston at yesterday’s luncheon meeting about the serious problem facing many families and individuals in our county: HUNGER. Pastor Rhoades shared with the membership the success of First Lutheran’s recent Feed Galveston initiative and how this vital program […]
20,800 Meals Packaged
Thanks to all our volunteers on September 11, 2016! We packaged 20,800 meals for the hungry in Galveston County and delivered them to the Galveston County FOOD BANK, St. Vincent’s House, and Jesse Tree. Thank you!
Matching Grant From Galveston Kiwanis
Mary Bentz, President of Galveston Kiwanis, presents Rev. Richard Rhoades and George Black with a $500 matching grant to support the #FeedGalveston project on September 11. 20,000+ meals will be packaged to distribute to food banks in Galveston. Kiwanians and Congregants and other volunteers will package the meals. Volunteers are invited to participate. Call 409-762-8477 […]
10,200 Meals Packaged!
THANK YOU to all who helped package the 10,200 servings of mac & cheese and red beans & rice! Your effort will help to feed families and individuals who struggle with food security in our county! This is part of our response to the Gospel call to feed the hungry! This is part of what […]
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$1 = 4 Meals
God’s love in Jesus Christ empowers us to serve God by serving our neighbors. The Feed Galveston ministry is one way we can meaningfully serve our neighbors. It is ‘God’s Work’ through ‘Our Hands.’ And, it is our hope for the hungry to be fed, yet even more we hope to build lasting relationships as we serve our neighbors and walk together sharing the love God has for all.
Rev. Richard Rhoades, First Lutheran Church of Galveston