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Despite challenges imposed by COVID-19, school feeding program MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Meals has hit the significant milestone of feeding two million hungry children every school day.

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When Hollywood actor Gerard Butler struck a friendship with Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow after presenting him with a CNN Heroes award back in 2010, creating a documentary together wasn’t on the radar for either of them.

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Sheri McConnell has no doubt some divine intervention was involved in her taking on the role of executive director of MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Meals Canada in March.

]]> special@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Special) Canada Sat, 16 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Little acts of love make big difference /item/25957-little-acts-of-love-make-big-difference /item/25957-little-acts-of-love-make-big-difference

MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Meals is about lots of little acts of love, said founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow.

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Students at Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School in Niagara Falls, Ont., were buzzing with excitement when they heard Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder and CEO of MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Meals, was coming to visit. The school only had about a week to prepare for his June 2 visit, but it was obvious where to start.

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