April 8, 2020 - In response to schools rolling back meal supply due to COVID-19 safety protocols, James Ragan with 3Ps Auto Detailing, Pressure Washing has joined with volunteers to help fill the void and prevent the hunger.
"We just don't like to see kids go hungry by no means, and with the school closing we just took it upon ourselves to try and give back where we could," said Ragan.
The group provided meals out-of-pocket Monday and donations are now being accumulated through the community.
"We're just trying to keep this going for as long as possible, as long as we've got the funds and manpower with volunteers from the community. I'm overwhelmed with the support," said Ragan.
The group is hoping to provide meals as long as they can. The next two weeks will be their initial goal, while the school will not be providing meals for the coming week and the week thereafter, which is Spring break.
They plan to reassess after the first two weeks and hope to be able to increase output, as the need is great.
Donations are continuing to be accepted and one method is via a PayPal account set up by Morgan Ragan to accept funds for the cause. James Ragan says 100% of the proceeds go to providing the meals. (Click here to follow the Paypal link)
"The school was providing about 800 meals a day, we're not there yet. [Sunday] we did 100, [Monday] we did 150 and hopefully the numbers keep increasing daily," said Ragan. "I just don't like kids going hungry."
Kids 18 and younger are welcome to a free meal at 717 Southview Circle in Center. Pickup starts at 11am.
In precaution to help prevent the spread, they ask each person to stay in their vehicle as the volunteers hand out sack lunches while wearing gloves and masks.
