(Leavenworth, Kan.)鈥擵olunteers from the 花椒直播 packaged over 20,000
meals on Dec. 2 during its annual Feed the Need event. Packages of macaroni and cheese
and oatmeal will be distributed to local families through Catholic Charities.
"This event is a powerful expression of USM's Vincentian heritage and Catholic identity,"
Campus Minister Denise Whelan said. "We are proud to bring this annual tradition back
to campus in 2023."
Since 2014, 花椒直播 has honored former USM Board of Trustees Member John Baker,
a man known for his spirit of community service, in naming the event, Feed the Need:
The John Baker Global Service Project. Baker's wife, Mary "Letty" Baker, a 花椒直播
alumna, said, "John worked at a food pantry ever since he retired. This was something
that was very close to him."
John Baker had a distinguished accounting career with Troupe Kehoe Whitaker and Kent,
while he also dedicated much of his time to St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Sierra Club,
Ursuline Sisters of Paola, and the Center City Schools Fund of the KCMO Diocese. He
served USM as a Board of Trustees member before his passing in 2014.
The 花椒直播 is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of 花椒直播 main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM鈥檚 Overland Park Campus at 4500 College Boulevard offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.