Manna House Director "Has A Heart For People," Helps Feed Community

Huntsville, AL — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Rhonda Brewster-Meihls who nominated Fran Fluhler of Huntsville, AL

---

Local hero’s full name

Fran Fluhler

Local hero’s home state

Alabama

Local hero’s Patch

Huntsville, AL

How do you know the local hero?

Professionally

What does the local hero do?

She manages Manna House, which is a free food bank.

Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?

For years, she has quietly worked to build Manna House into a place where anyone can go to receive food, clothing, diapers, and many other necessities, all free of charge and no questions asked.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?

While also working a full-time job, Fran gets up in the wee hours of the morning to bid on crates of food in order to feed people. She has a heart for people and never turns anyone away.

Thank you for all you do, Fran Fluhler!

This content is brought to our community in partnership with T-Mobile.

Know someone making a difference in town? Nominate them as a local hero here.