"Easter People" at the 17th Annual Trent Trumbo Memorial Easter Feed
What are "Easter People?" Those are people who are full of HOPE, who spread hope to others, and who celebrate the hope that is within all of us. St. Thomas was full of Easter People Saturday!
Thank You to everyone who donated food, money, talent and time to the 17th Annual Trent Trumbo Easter Feed Saturday, April 3rd, at St. Thomas Student Center in Fayetteville! What a wonderful Easter Blessing-- go to the link below to read the article in today's paper--
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/apr/04/easter-feed-draws-more-5000/?nwa-fayetteville
Also--our friend Mike Masterson shared this in his opinion column a few days ago:
Annual feed
One of my favorite community gatherings is the Trent Trumbo Easter Feed hosted by the M&N Augustine Foundation. For 17 years now on Easter eve, Dr. Merlin Augustine and his wife, Beverly, have summoned an army of volunteers to serve thousands ofmeals to people from all walks of life.
The event, named in memory of the late Fayetteville alderman who often volunteered for worthy causes, is set to run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, inside Fayetteville’s St. Thomas Student Center.
Folks can come for a home-cooked meal worthy of Easter feasts anywhere for no charge. It’s the foundation’s way, and that of its many volunteers and contributors, of giving something back.
It’s a gathering where public officials like the sheriff, the county judge and the mayor seem eager to serve those in line. It’s a color-, culture- and religion-blind place where no one cares who plops down beside him at a table. I’ve watched the homeless rub elbows with a congressman and state representatives. The annual feed is a convocation of sorts where as many hearts and spirits are filled as stomachs.
The foundation assists many of the downtrodden who are striving to help pull themselves out of the ditches where life has dropped them. The Augustines expect to set a record this year by serving 5,000 meals. Those include home deliveries to those who can’t attend. ---Mike Masterson, Northwest Opinion Editor, AR Democrat-Gazette
Foundation Programs
- Helping people through catastrophic events that require additional resources
- Annual Easter Feed
- Annual International Festival--(2009 Festival pictured here>>)
- Honors, Awards, & Appreciation
M&N Augustine Foundation
Turning Compassion Into Action
The M&N Augustine Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (all donations are tax deductible).
Headquarters
M & N Augustine Foundation
Rollie S. Boreham, Jr. Building
503 E. 15th Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 442-5384
2010 VISIONARY AWARD FROM WAL-MART
The M & N Augustine Foundation was presented with a 2010 "Visionary Award" at Wal-Mart Corporate Headquarters in Bentonville, AR. Pictured are: Founder Dr. Merlin Augustine; 2009-2010 International Festival Queen Emily Kinnally; Beverly Augustine; Wal-Mart President/CEO Mike Duke, January 2010.