The University Club of VPI & SU recently made a donation to the YMCA at Virginia Tech’s Meals On Main program.
In the last months of 2023 as part of their Thanks & Giving event, members offered their support of the food security efforts. Through the Meals On Main program the YMCA distributes USDA approved meals and snacks at no cost to youth aged 1 to 18 years in Blacksburg, Christiansburg and surrounding areas.
Between April 2020 and April 2023, a total of 110,471 meals and snacks were distributed to children in the NRV facing food insecurity, according to YMCA at Virginia Tech news release.
And now, freshly cooked meals are being provided at some locations using a mobile kitchen with the help of volunteers, according to the release.
The University Club of VPI & SU members collected $1,395 to donate to the YMCA at Virginia Tech meals program.
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Members made several comments in support of this donation, which were listed in the release:
“It is a wonderful, worthwhile project and I was glad to be a part of it.”
And: “Food insecurity is a huge issue these days. We were happy to donate towards helping these kids.”
On Jan. 11, Club Vice President Don Mullins was joined by Chair of the Thanks & Giving Project Beth Ifju and club members Ruth and George Lacy to present the check to YMCA Board Treasurer Jim Lawrence and CEO & Executive Director Ryan Martin.
Said Martin: “We truly appreciate the tremendous generosity of the club members and their support of our work to feed local children. We could not do this work without donations of time and money.”
Lawrence said: “Members of two organizations with deep traditions at Virginia Tech met this past Thursday at the house formerly owned by Lucy Lee Lancaster, one of the first five women to graduate from Tech. That notable event occurred in 1925, the same year that the Virginia Tech University Club was founded. The Lancaster House is the home of the YMCA at Virginia Tech, currently celebrating its 150th year of service to the campus and community. Thursday’s occasion was the generous donation by the University Club to the YMCA at VT to support its program fighting food insecurity in our local communities. A huge ‘Thank You’ from the Y to the University Club!”
Those interested in getting involved with the Meals On Main program can contact Karys Blakemore, director of food security programs, at meals@vtymca.org, according to the release.
The organization says it accepts donations at: .
— The 166su Times