{"id":42981,"date":"2019-05-21T08:23:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=42981"},"modified":"2019-05-21T08:23:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:23:55","slug":"inspiring-people-kim-conrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/05\/inspiring-people-kim-conrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring People: Kim Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

School counselor delivers nutritious food to hungry students <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For two years now, Kim Conrad delivers nutrition to hungry school children, sparking smiles in every classroom she visits with her special deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kim Conrad <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelping people has always been my mantra,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cThere\u2019s always somebody that could use something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a counselor at G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School in Lehigh Acres, Conrad saw a need to help feed families over the summer months when the school cafeteria is no longer open. She pitched a peanut butter and jelly drive last year and it was a huge success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was thinking about the parents trying to feed their kids,\u201d Conrad said. \u201cLehigh has only one food pantry. If they don\u2019t have a mobile food pantry, where are they gonna go? If they don\u2019t have means for transportation, it\u2019s very hard for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, every single student at Conrad\u2019s school took home a bag full of non-perishable food items, many jars donated by community businesses in Lehigh Acres including Save-A-Lot, Coldwell Bankers, Healthy Harvest Farms, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers, including those with the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office, have helped Conrad deliver the bags full of nutrition to each classroom. It is a tradition she plans to continue every year as the drive\u2019s organizer as she continues\u00a0inspiring people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conrad said the next step is keeping more food on site at the school to feed families that fall on hard times and could use the help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just think people need to think about who they can help in the community, look around,\u201d Conrad said.
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