CINCINNATI — Hundreds of volunteers packed meals for families across Cincinnati Thursday as part of the Sept. 11 National Day of Service project.

Ben Croghan has reflected on the spirit of unity for the past three years by packing meals every year on Sept. 11 for those facing food insecurity.

"Helping people is important to me," said Croghan.

Croghan is a development representative for Meals from the Heartland, a volunteer organization that has donated thousands of pounds of food to those at risk of hunger.

"There are people in this world that are truly starving that are getting our meals, and there are some people that just can't feed their kids for dinner and maybe their kids only get food when they go to school," said Croghan.

Volunteers pack over 227,000 meals for local families a

See Full Page