CENTRAL — On Dec. 7, ALIVE Wesleyan Church presented a $10,000 gift to Feed a Hungry Child, an organization alleviating hunger for children in Pickens County.

Pictured from left are Rev. Tom Harding of ALIVE Wesleyan, along with Kathy Brazinski and Milledge Cassell, co-founders of Feed a Hungry Child.

Many children do not receive adequate nutrition over the weekend and come to school hungry on Monday mornings. To address this issue, Feed a Hungry Child provides weekend meal packs for children in Pickens County schools. The organization currently serves children in 16 schools, including R.C. Edwards Middle School and 15 of the 16 elementary schools.

ALIVE’s gift will cover a month of the organization’s budget.

“We wanted to be a part of something that would directly impact our community,” ALIVE pastor Tom Hardin said. ” Having hungry children in our county is simply not acceptable.”

ALIVE Wesleyan Church, located in Central, has been involved in multiple community-oriented projects over the last several years. It has provided coats for underprivileged kids, collected hats and gloves for local elementary students, donated socks to three retirement homes and supported the efforts of Clemson Community Care.

“Our mission as a church is to reach people in Pickens County with the love of Christ,” Harding said. “We want to do everything we can to reach them, and partnering with Feed a Hungry Child is a tangible way to do this.”

More information on Feed a Hungry Child can be found at www.pickenschildren.com, and information on ALIVE Wesleyan Church can be found at www.alivewesleyan.com.