VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — As Extra Table FEEDS celebrates 16 years of feeding food-insecure Mississippians, the organization is proud to announce the addition of Lilly Williams as its new Director of Development, marking the hiring of the nonprofit’s third full-time employee.
As Director of Development, Williams will lead fundraising efforts for the statewide nonprofit food bank, helping grow support for Extra Table FEEDS’ mission of providing nutritious food to Mississippians facing food insecurity. Extra Table currently distributes more than $95,000 worth of food each month to 66 food pantries across Mississippi while receiving zero federal government support.
Founded in 2009 by restaurateur Robert St. John, Extra Table FEEDS exists to raise funds to purchase nutritious food and deliver it free of charge to soup kitchens and food pantries serving food-insecure Mississippians across the state…