Baptist Health Paducah departments collecting food for kids

The Baptist Health Paducah Respiratory Care, EEG and Sleep Center departments want to "Spread the Word" about children who will go hungry this summer without their daily school meal.

The Baptist Health Paducah Respiratory Care, EEG and Sleep Center departments want to “Spread the Word” about children who will go hungry this summer without their daily school meal.

The department is collecting peanut butter and jelly jars through June 14. A collection basket is located at the main entrance of the hospital.

The United Way of Paducah-McCracken County will distribute the collected food.  

Respiratory Care director Pam Lindemann came up with the “Spread the Word” food drive after attending the annual community prayer breakfast.

“My heart starting hurting for the children that will go hungry this summer because they are not in school to be fed,” she said. “My mind began to think that we could feed so many children over the summer with peanut butter and jelly.  I spoke to my staff about it and they were immediately excited.  We want to ‘Spread the Word’ with peanut butter and jelly.”