Second Harvest receives $5K check from Ancient Order of Hibernians

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- St. Joseph's Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians donated $5,000 Tuesday afternoon to help Second Harvest Community Food Bank.

The group, made up of Catholic men of Irish heritage, said its reason for helping Second Harvest goes back.

"The Irish are no strangers to hunger, so one of our local supporters that we support a lot is Second Harvest," said Dennis Delaney, chapter president. "We just felt like...we had some funds available and we thought that would be the best place to put it."

Former chapter president and current historian, Shane McDonald, said the effort the organization puts in to lend a hand goes beyond just one day.

"This is something we do. We think about it all year long," said McDonald. "We start thinking about this around St. Patrick's Day, and usually dedicate some of our funds from the St. Patrick's Day parade to Second Harvest, too. So we think about this organization a lot."

Both Delaney and McDolad said the chapter doesn't have an exact date for this year's St. Patrick's Day parade yet, but that it will be sometime in mid-March.