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Helping Center Executive Director Sam Pearce unloaded a delivery Sept. 14 of the latest donation shipment from H-E-8. Photos by Connie Swinney/The Highlander -
Terry Doran volunteered Sept. 14 to prepare items for clients of the Marble Falls Helping Center, 1315 Broadway Ave. -
Henry Jackson is a regular volunteer with Mission Outreach, located at St. Frederick Baptist Church, 301 Avenue N in Marble Falls. File photo -
Rev. George Perry of St. Frederick Baptist Church worked with volunteer Julie Boyd in early 2020 during the Mission Marble Falls food service days at the Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes, 1701 Broadway Ave. File photo
While the impact of COVID-19 certainly has been felt this year, the mission of the Burnet County Hunger Alliance remains the same as it has since the organization was founded four years ago - to put an end to hunger and food insecurity in the Highland Lakes area.
September is Hunger Awareness Month in Burnet County, where between 15 to 16 percent of residents live in situations where there was a…