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Good vs. Great: Students Supporting feedONE

Reported by Convoy of Hope

Tom Trask, feedONE Collegiate Coordinator, and his wife, Missi, have served as the University of Missouri Chi Alpha Directors for 13 years. They have spent half of that time advocating for feedONE, by empowering their students in acts of compassion, generosity and kindness. When the group took on feedONE as their philanthropy partner nearly six years ago, they wanted to find something that reached beyond their own campus.

“I want them to understand good versus great,” Tom says. “This is not something that is good— it’s something that is great.”

In their first year as a feedONE partner, the University of Missouri Chi Alpha chapter raised a little more than $1,400. This past November, the students raised more than $40,000 during their annual feedONE month.

The students participated in creative and competitive fundraising as a way to raise support for children in the feedONE campaign. One small group set up a car bash, while other students held bake sales, threw special dinners, played in dodgeball tournaments, and performed music.

In March, a group of students volunteered at the Convoy of Hope World Distribution Center, bagging hygiene kits and more than 5,000 meals.

“The difference it has made in the heart of our students — when they see a need, they step up,” Tom says.

Tom and Missi continue to instill a passion for feedONE and encourage a life of compassion for students on the University of Missouri campus. They are not only changing the lives of the children in feedONE, but also the lives of students and future leaders.

As they continue to make an impact at the University of Missouri, Tom and Missi look forward to other universities and schools partnering with feedONE.

“Just to watch the compassion grow, it’s contagious,” Tom says. “It’s contagious to inspire each other to greater things.”

Convoy of Hope and feedONE are proud to partner with students and leaders — like Tom and Missi — who actively demonstrate their compassion and kindness for children across the world. Find out how to get involved on your campus today by clicking here.

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