Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 17 December 2009 — Page 5

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continued from page 1 and for the Thanksgiving meal itself. Countless other donors sent funds toward the cause as well -- from local cor-

Fitzgerald, a graphics student, designed the FMS website and also many of the 2009 fliers and brochures. MITS helped as well, providing free rides to anyone

Gov. Mitch Daniel's office. Mrs. Lenella Maxwell — who coordinated volunteers and provided data entry support throughout the event, manned the reg-

with their sons. In addition to the meal giveaways, each family received a free bag of groceries to take home. The delivery department was over-

involved in many local non-profits, made a vehicle available to FMS within 30 minutes of a last-minute request and Charles (C.A.) Veneble made sure the

porations to individual donors. Schools also donated, with Sutton Elementary School collecting the most cans -- 1.000 in all. Ball State University's Department of Communication -- lead by Dr. Peggy Fisher and intern Stephanie Hake, collected over 6.000 cans; Thomas

needing transportation to the school. Steering Committee Chair was Micah Maxwell, well-known in the community for previous positions with the Buley Center, the Children's Museum, and also the Mayor's Youth Council. He has also been a liason with

istration table. Others who were instrumental were Perry Cummings, Linda Knight and Logan King, who performed an historical reenactment. Singers Lenette and Larry Wright sang, as did Teresa and Cornelius Long, who attended the Harvest Celebration

seen by Jane Jordan, Travis Jones and Steve and Deb Case. Stoops Automotive, a longtime community business leader, provided a vehicle for local deliveries to various food pantries who were assisted by the FMS canned food drive. Randy Stoops,

vehicle was filled with gas and ready to go. "The kind of community support FMS received from so many was just amazing, especially in light of the economy right now," said Jeannine Lee Lake, a steering committee member. continued on page 9