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Amber Moran outlines Mighty Moms pantry at Central high school and Penny Drive to build hygiene 'care closet'
Summary
A Central resident said the local chapter of Mighty Moms launched in 2024 and opened a high-school pantry in fall 2025; volunteers and school facilitators described weekend food bags, a new fundraiser and donation channels to add personal-hygiene supplies.
Amber Moran, a Central resident, told school meeting attendees that she started the Central chapter of Mighty Moms in 2024 and helped launch a pantry at the high school in fall 2025.
Moran said the Livingston-based founders allowed a local chapter after she persuaded them, and that the parent organization now feeds more than 900 children a week. "We started our own chapter central in 2024," she said, adding that the high-school pantry became operational in "fall, 2025" with help from staff and "a couple of great teachers."
Moran and two on-campus facilitators, Miss Williams and Miss Sattig, described how the pantry and an associated "Wildcat Closet" operate. "So they provide bags that feed the kids over the weekend and periodically throughout the week," Ms. Williams said, describing weekend food bags the program distributes. The facilitators said they are building a care closet to supply personal-hygiene items including soap, deodorant, toothpaste and body wash.
A meeting participant reported an ongoing Penny Drive fundraiser that engages students and aims to raise money for the hygiene side of the care closet. "We are currently in the middle of our Penny Drive fundraiser," the participant said, noting students earn points toward supporting the project.
Moran asked for community support and listed donation channels: an Amazon wishlist she said many donors use (which Moran called "our Amazon angels"), online donation pages for monthly gifts and one-off food or monetary donations. "$35 a month feeds 1 child for the whole month," Moran said, and she emphasized that the chapter's funds "are 100% dedicated to feeding the kids."
Speakers did not request or record any formal board action during the remarks. They framed the discussion as a report and an appeal for donations and volunteer support; no vote or directive was described. The group encouraged community members to use the Amazon wishlist or the chapter's donation pages to contribute hygiene supplies or monthly gifts.
