After a three-month closure, a Lower Queen Anne meals program on Tuesday, Feb. 21 started serving sandwich sack lunches once more. The program director credits community donations that topped $100,000 with rejuvenating the program.
"It's been really impressive that people have come forward in the way that they have," said director Elise Hale-Case.
People rallied to the cause late last year when the program closed its doors on Nov. 18, 2011, due to lack of funding. The program served up to 500 sack lunches a week. It was then operated by St. Vincent de Paul. ...