Ed Worley Award

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Ed Worley manager of the year award presented to Deacon Melvin Hodge

Manna Food From Heaven Ministries is proud to announce that deacon Melvin Hodge, our executive director won the Cleveland food banks Ed Worley manager of the year award. This award is in recognition of your dedication and outstanding efforts to alleviate hunger in the community.


Manna dedicated the month of January in memory of Mr. Larry Riley a long time supervisor at 2100 lakeside that passed on December 31, 2006 and home-going services was Saturday, January 13, 2007.

Also let us keep Joe in our prayers he’s back in the shelter trying to get his life back on track. With god all thing is possible.
Praise god for the three from “The Word” Church that came down and ministered god word in the persons young nicholas fredd, brother Hillary Whatley and sister Denise the word that they put out 10 men accepted Christ our first 10 of the year.

Jesse Harris, Jeff Lutz, Roderick Fitzpatrick, Marvin Harris, Victor Bavec, Julius Barnett, Victor Udett, Kevin Johnson, Jerry Bryant, Clay Hills

About Manna

Melvin Hodge, in the kitchen of the Lakeside homeless shelter, says a smile is the best reward he gets for the dinners he prepares. Praise the Lord and pass the fried chicken. It works for Melvin Hodge, co-founder of Manna Food from Heaven Ministries, who cooks this specialty for a down-home dinner every second and fourth Saturday for residents of the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's men's shelter at 2100 Lakeside Avenue.