Who's Who 2012 - Amanda Winschel

Monday, March 19, 2012

One in four children in Southeast Missouri go to bed hungry. As children's programs manager for Southeast Missouri Food Bank, Amanda Winschel is working to change that, and she's passionate about her mission. "I love knowing that I am truly making a difference," she says. "When a child says, 'I am not going to go to bed hungry this weekend because of you,' then I know I am making a difference." She's doing everything in her power to feed hungry children in Southeast Missouri; with a limited staff, Winschel and the food bank are able to distribute millions of pounds of food every year. The Oak Ridge native lives in Perryville, Mo., with her husband Neil and 3-year-old son Noah.

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