BELTON, Texas—On Saturday, Aug. 10, as part of this year's Welcome Week, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) students participated in Love CTX. The annual event is designed for students to discover service opportunities and grow closer to their Cru Groups by serving the community.
For the fifth year, UMHB's Love CTX event supported One More Child, which provides Christ-centered services to vulnerable children and struggling families. Approximately 400 UMHB students packed 21,000 meals and wrote notes for Belton ISD students. This year, the local H-E-B in Belton donated all food items for the meals, equaling $11,000 of in-kind donations.
"I love this event! Being a part of orchestrating this for our community by helping provide meals to BISD students who struggle with food insecurities is so meaningful," said Katy Hartt, UMHB's associate director of Student Organizations. "This year, I am extremely thankful to have H-E-B partner with us by providing all the food items that were packed in the bags. No store truly does more!"
The meals will go to Belton ISD's Project Heartbeat program to help students who may not have food at home and will be distributed throughout the school year.
