HANNIBAL â Loaves and Fishes will honor its volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon from 12:30-2 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at the Rialto Banquet Hall, 601 Broadway in Hannibal.
For over 20 years, Loaves and Fishes has been providing meals to those in need in the Hannibal community. The Loaves and Fishes Ministry is under the umbrella of Harvest Outreach Ministries, which is a 501(c)3 organization.
This effort would not be possible, however, without the generous support of the community. In 2020, volunteers did whatever was needed to ensure that the Monday-Friday meal program continued without interruption during the pandemic. Financial donations, transitioning to a new distribution location at 1020 Lyon Street and additional changes into a grab-and-go system were among the significant changes the volunteers faced due to the unprecedented circumstances. Through it all, the volunteers stayed committed. Meal distribution continued uninterrupted, with the number of meals ser
HANNIBAL — Staff and volunteers with the Harvest Outreach Loaves and Fishes program are excited to welcome Donna Rodgers as the newly-appointed Loaves and Fishes Coordinator.
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Paul Hogan, 81, of Niles, was one of hundreds receiving their COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. A team of volunteers and nurses with the Trumbull County Combined Health District and the Medical Reserve Corps administered more than 600 vaccinations Wednesday and plan to vaccinate just as many today.
BAZETTA Hundreds of people lined up Wednesday morning at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Some of them did not leave happy after waiting for hours in long lines.
Among those in line was 82-year-old Sue Sperling of Howland, who said her reason for getting the vaccine is personal.
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BAZETTA Hundreds of people lined up Wednesday morning at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Some of them did not leave happy after waiting for hours in long lines.
Among those in line was 82-year-old Sue Sperling of Howland, who said her reason for getting the vaccine is personal.
“We want to end this thing so we can go back to some kind of normalcy in our lives. I’d like to hug my grandchildren and my children. I haven’t been able to do that since March of last year. As a widow alone, that’s really depressing,” Sperling said.