HOUSTON (April 25, 2019) – Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (Interfaith Ministries) is hosting Operation IMpact 2019 on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to noon at   distribution centers located around Harris County and Galveston County. Operation IMpact volunteers will be delivering shelf-stable meals and bottled water to 4,300 homebound seniors in preparation for hurricane season.

Employees and volunteers will be loading shelf-stable meals, bottled water and hurricane kits filled with an assortment of items including a document bag, whistles, pens, notepads, emergency action wheel, active shooter event booklet and emergency contact information. Onsite volunteer opportunities are available.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Ali Al Sudani, senior vice president of programs and chief of staff for Interfaith Ministries will be onsite May 4 at 9 a.m. at Interfaith Ministries’ Meals on Wheels location in Midtown Houston to greet volunteers distributing meals, assist with loading cars and answer questions about emergency preparedness.

Operation IMpact sponsors include the Islamic Society of Greater Houston as the title event sponsor, Martin Preferred Foods as the Midtown Houston site sponsor, Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries as the Bear Creek Area site sponsor, Sysco as the water sponsor, Greater Texas Credit Union as a route sponsor, and partners Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Harris County Area Agency on Aging and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

“Operation IMpact is a cause that is very much aligned with our family business’s core values and mission,” said Jeffrey Tapick, president and CEO of Martin Preferred Foods. “From the time of our company’s founding 75 years ago, my grandparents instilled in our culture the value of family, and the mission of finding ways to meet the needs of others – including those in our community who are most in need. We are proud to partner with Meals on Wheels and Operation IMpact to embrace and support seniors in our community so that they will be better prepared for the upcoming Hurricane Season.”

Meals will be distributed from six locations throughout Harris and Galveston Counties:

  • Bear Creek area — Covenant Lutheran Church, 3785 Barker Cypress Rd., Houston 77084
  • Chinatown — Chinese Community Center, 9800 Town Park Dr., Houston 77036
  • East Downtown — CenterPoint Energy, 3000 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston 77003
  • Humble — Humble Area Assistance Ministries, 1204 First St. E., Humble 77338
  • Midtown Houston— Meals on Wheels, 3202 San Jacinto St., Houston 77004
  • Galveston County — Carbide Park, 4102 Main St., La Marque 77568

Media ride alongs are available from the Midtown Houston Meals on Wheels location. To schedule, please contact Sucre Woodley at swoodley@imgh.org or call 713.444.0432.

Please find an event flyer attached. For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, visit www.imgh.org/impact2019.