COVER STORY

Let Freedom Ring!
Summer brings a myriad of freedoms. Students are free from school and homework. We shed our winter coats and our heavy shoes. We walk barefoot. We breathe fresh air after being cooped up inside all winter. This kind of freedom feels wonderful but it is nothing compared to the relief experienced by someone who once needed food and is now free from hunger.

Throughout our Missouri and Southern Illinois communities, there are thousands of people who rely on the St. Louis Area Foodbank and your generosity to eat meals that many of us take for granted. During these summer months, the need for food assistance goes up with the temperature as parents work to replace meals previously provided at school, while at the same time trying to keep up with increased electric bills as they try to keep their families cool.

Your contributions during the summer months will help help free people from hunger and the anxiety that comes from being one meal away from a disaster.

Please help the St. Louis Area Foodbank "let freedom ring!" Give generously during these summer months!