Society of St. Andrew youth volunteers gleaning a field of sweet potatoes.

The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA), the Nation's oldest gleaning organization, has delivered a total of 2.4 million pounds of salvaged potatoes and other food to the needy in South Carolina through their Potato Project. This has resulted in about 7.2 million servings of food going to South Carolina's hungry. Their two SoSA gleaning offices in South Carolina: in:

• Upstate South Carolina, Coordinator, The Rev. Ashley McCoy Bruce at 864-640-7171
• Piedmont and the Low Country South Carolina, Coordinator Ms. Debbie Riley at 803-629-6783.

Gleaning in South Carolina takes place year-round as long as the weather cooperates. Most gleaning events take place on weekends where gleaners arrive in the fields around 9:00 a.m. and are on their way home by noon. The Society of St. Andrew's gleaning coordinator makes all arrangements with farmers and for produce containers and food distribution.

Vacation Bible School (VBS) Mission Project SoSA invites you to challenge your Vacation Bible School students to fight hunger by participating in the SoSA VBS mission project. VBS provides a wonderful opportunity to teach young people about the importance of helping needy people. To sign up your church, please click here or call SoSA at 1-800-333-4597

Feeding America's Hungry