Bronson, FL (CNN) — At 96 years old, Bill Brown has lived through everything from World War II to the Civil Rights movement to the rise of the internet. But of all the history he’s seen, Brown says it was the Great Depression that might have had the most profound impact on his life.

“People came to help me and my mother and father during the depression, and I always felt I had a debt to pay,” Brown said. “As a little boy I learned how to help people.”

It’s a lesson that has stuck with him. For the last 30 years, Brown – or Mr. Bill, as everyone calls him – has dedicated his life to helping others through the nonprofit he founded, the Children’s Table . The small, community food bank in North Central Florida has served thousands of families over the years.

In June, the organization es

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