Kealing Middle School student Ian McKenna received accolades at the annual Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Dinner in Bethesda, Maryland in June. His “Giving Gardens” project of school and community gardens has provided nearly 2,800 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to local soup kitchens and 54 needy families in Central Texas.
For his efforts, McKenna was awarded a $5,000 scholarship for his education and a matching $5,000 grant in his name to the nonprofit hunger relief organization Brighter Bites.
