Eagle County volunteer event bridges the food gap for neighbors in need

Eagle County volunteer event bridges the food gap for neighbors in need

On June 18, the Vail Edwards Rotary Club took on local food insecurity with a meal packaging event through Meals for Hope, a nonprofit playing a role in eradicating hunger nationally.  From 8:30 a.m to noon, volunteers packaged meals at the Vail Health Behavioral Health Campus in Edwards.  Meals for Hope was founded in 2007 and since then has packed more than 100 million meals through organized meal-packing events.  The event added 1,700 more me…