In addition to the many and varied organizations that deserve credit for feeding people in need, including those in Excelsior Springs and Ray County, a shout out is deserved by 4-H clubs that have done the same thing. 4-H clubs across Missouri have raised more than 750,000 meals to feed hungry families over the last three years. What makes the numbers more impressive is, the third annual 4-H Feeding Missouri food drive, in partnership with Missouri Farmers Care Drive to Feed Kids, acquired the food to donate, even though COVID-19 limited in-person drives, fundraising, volunteer service, education and outreach activities. 4-H clubs this year alone successfully secured 356,665 meals for hungry Missourians, bringing the three-year cumulative total to 756,049. “Even in the midst of all the challenges around COVID-19, you stepped up and exceeded the number of meals raised last year,” Marshall Stewart, University of Missouri vice chancellor for extension and engagement, said in praise of 4…