CHARLOTTE — St. Matthew Parish’s 22nd annual Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive raised a record-breaking $410,000 in donations, the parish recently announced. The charitable project also involved 1,580 volunteers who packed over 311,000 nutritious meals during a special Meal-Packing Event in August.
The Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive provides food and funds for sustainability projects to benefit the poorest of the poor, especially in Haiti to benefit the Missionaries of the Poor in Cap-Haïtien as well as the non-profit Hands for Haiti and St. Marc School in Tremesse. The campaign is partnering with various churches, organizations and schools to provide over $100,000 worth of food and supplies to Haiti. Funds also will support children at a parish in Venezuela and boys at a hostel in India. Locally, it supports food banks in the Charlotte area.
Named in honor of Monsignor John J. McSweeney for his long-standing support of social justice and humanitarian efforts, the drive continues to alleviate hunger and improve lives worldwide. Over the past two decades, the Monsignor McSweeney World Hunger Drive has helped provide more than 4 million pounds of food and medical supplies.
— Catholic News Herald