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Children’s summer food sponsors needed by Austell ministry

Summer sponsors are needed to provide $50 to feed one child during Sweetwater Mission's Summer Food Program. (Courtesy of Sweetwater Mission)
Summer sponsors are needed to provide $50 to feed one child during Sweetwater Mission's Summer Food Program. (Courtesy of Sweetwater Mission)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
June 3, 2021

To feed children, a summer ministry is underway in Austell by Sweetwater Mission. This ministry’s Summer Food Program is seeking to feed 2,500 children. The cost is $50 for each child.

Among the nutritious foods to be supplied are fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh and frozen meats, milk, fruit juice and children’s favorites such as applesauce, macaroni & cheese and peanut butter & jelly.

Established in 1968, Sweetwater Mission is a nonprofit charitable organization providing basic needs such as food, clothing, family services and education opportunities.

Donations: SweetwaterMission.org/summerfood

Information: facebook.com/SWM.Transforms.Lives

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