Making an impact

Today’s blog is from Megan O’Keefe, SWH leadership team member and local charlotte-area high school student

My first exposure to Servants With a Heart happened when I was a 5th grader. The church I attend, St. Matthew Catholic Church, was having their annual World Hunger Drive meal packing event, and my mom signed us up for one of the 2-hour time slots available. Before helping pack the meals we were all gathered in a room where we learned more about the event, about Missionaries of the Poor, about Servants With a Heart, and watched a video showing us the impact that we would be making by volunteering. The video was so moving and made me feel extremely happy to know that I would be helping those in other countries who are not as lucky! The event was extremely fun and I could not wait to be a part of it again the following year!

We have participated in every single World Hunger Drive event since then, but we wanted more! We believed so much in what SWH is all about that we got on their mailing list so that we could attend other events in other venues.

In 2020, with the opening of the space at Furniture Factory Outlet World, we decided that this is where and how we wanted to spend our Saturday mornings…packing meals and serving others! I love what we do at SWH and the impact we can make in the lives of less fortunate individuals in some of the poorest places in the world!

My journey started as a way to earn volunteer hours for school, but SWH is now a part of me and I feel honored not only to be able to participate in our meal packing events, but also to be a part of the leadership team in this wonderful organization!

Megan in our space in Waxhaw at Furniture Factory Outlet World, during one of our SWH Impact Days!