{"id":29,"date":"2023-01-31T00:21:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T00:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testing.pgpwaynecounty.org\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:54:29","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_image=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/240311031_937448870167841_2991463169249883345_n-1.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_padding=”100px||0vw|||” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|||” custom_padding_phone=”0px|||” top_divider_style=”none” bottom_divider_style=”none” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”0px|30px|0px|30px||true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||” custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”16px||” custom_padding_phone=”16px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ header_font=”Lora||||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”78px” header_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_line_height=”1.1em” custom_margin=”||-63px|||” custom_padding=”92px||0px|0px||” header_font_size_tablet=”56px” header_font_size_phone=”40px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Fjalla One” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/h1>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.5″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” min_height=”139px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Mission” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ min_height=”178.2px” custom_padding=”0px|5px|1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_color=”#E69B45″ z_index=”-10″ max_width=”360px” height=”40px” custom_margin=”||-34px|-40px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”60px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” module_alignment=”left” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_2_font_size_tablet=”48px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” inline_fonts=”Merriweather” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Our Story<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-22px||-47px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-63px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

In 2013, we started our initiative to improve the community. The group was called Ignite Wooster and consisted of a handful of young adults that set out to help the less fortunate and clean up the neighborhood. Five years later, our founder, Marquise Merriweather, shifted the focus to combating food insecurities within our community and created The Giving Plate. The Giving Plate would anonymously deliver nutritious meals to the less fortunate. <\/span><\/p>\n

The evolution of this organization would not have been possible without the influence and mentorship of Marquise\u2019s Auntie Seph, <\/span>Persophenea<\/span> House. In her honor, we changed the name of the organization from The Giving Plate to <\/span>Persophenea\u2019s<\/span> Giving Plate.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/73349211_512740672638665_8529007792256712704_n1.jpg” title_text=”kids sitting on steps” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||34px|||” custom_padding=”8px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”618,600,615,616″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” auto=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

About Auntie Seph<\/h2>\n

Auntie Seph was an amazing woman and a true embodiment of a servant leader. She was empathetic, selfless, had a strong sense of awareness and commitment to others, and was dedicated to the growth and development of those around her. Auntie Seph was an active member of the Ignite Wooster initiative and helped connect the organization with some of the most influential people in the community.<\/p>\n

At the kick-off meeting for The Giving Plate, Auntie Seph was the only one in attendance, but she encouraged Marquise to continue with his presentation. During the presentation, an elderly homeless woman stumbled upon the meeting and became the first recipient of the organization’s meals. Auntie Seph’s commitment to the cause, encouragement, and guidance continue to inspire us to carry out our mission today.<\/p>\n

We are forever grateful for Auntie Seph’s impact on our organization, our community, and us. Her legacy continues to drive us forward in our efforts to combat food insecurity in our community.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Community” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”8vw|5px|0vw||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/food-bank_73.png” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_image=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/food-bank_62.jpg” parallax=”on” custom_margin=”-10vw|||-10vw” custom_margin_tablet=”0vw|||” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_video src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/325736711_1360089331451028_4787988443251438225_n.mp4″ image_src=”http:\/\/testing.pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/20220329_1648081-00011-scaled.jpg” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-200px||” custom_margin_tablet=”-100px|||” custom_margin_phone=”-50px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_color=”#9A46E6″ z_index=”-10″ max_width=”360px” height=”40px” custom_margin=”||-34px|-40px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” module_alignment=”left” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” inline_fonts=”Merriweather” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Our Mission<\/h2>\n

Our mission is to reduce food insecurity rates in Wayne County, Ohio, through education and providing nutritious meals. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we do<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Our organization delivers healthy, freshly cooked meals discreetly to our clients’ homes on a weekly basis. In addition, we provide educational seminars for both our clients and the community, covering a wide range of topics such as urban and community gardening, as well as financial education.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#000000″ admin_label=”Sponsors” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_image=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/food-bank_58.jpg” background_position=”top_center” top_divider_style=”none” bottom_divider_style=”none” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”60px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_tablet=”0px|0vw” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” z_index=”1″ text_orientation=”center” max_width=”600px” module_alignment=”center” header_2_font_size_tablet=”48px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Thank You to Our\u00a0 Sponsors<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GS_FullColor_LogoVersions.png” title_text=”G&S_FullColor_LogoVersions” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tl.png” alt=”Ports Petroleum” title_text=”Ports” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tl-2.png” alt=”Motivated Mindset Mosley” title_text=”Mosley” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Footer” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” min_height=”327.8px” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|61px||61px||true” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||” custom_padding_phone=”” box_shadow_style=”preset7″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_vertical=”154px” box_shadow_color=”#9A46E6″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ admin_label=”Column” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”Noto Sans|700|||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_layout=”dark” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Donate Today<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=SA58RP4XPHU3Q” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Click Here” admin_label=”Button” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ admin_label=”Column” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”16px||” custom_padding_phone=”16px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.5″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”Lora||||||||” header_font_size=”78px” header_letter_spacing=”-1px” header_line_height=”1.1em” z_index=”-165″ background_layout=”dark” header_font_size_tablet=”56px” header_font_size_phone=”40px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Help <\/strong>By Donating<\/em><\/span> Today!<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_orientation=”right” border_radii=”on|0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thegivingplatewoo” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.12)” custom_margin=”|8px||8px||true” custom_padding=”6px|6px|6px|6px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pgp_givingplate\/” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.12)” custom_margin=”|8px||8px||true” custom_padding=”6px|6px|6px|6px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_signup provider=”sendinblue” sendinblue_list=”add_new_account” sendinblue_api_key=”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” layout=”top_bottom” first_name_field=”off” last_name_field=”off” button_text=”Join Our Newsletter” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ form_field_background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.15)” form_field_text_color=”#ffffff” form_field_focus_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” form_field_focus_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”Lora|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#74ba57″ header_font_size=”50px” header_line_height=”1.8em” body_font=”Roboto||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.8em” form_field_font_size=”18px” form_field_line_height=”1.8em” use_background_color=”off” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#E69B45″ button_border_width=”8px” button_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” custom_margin=”-180px||” custom_margin_tablet=”-100px||” custom_margin_phone=”0px||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”32px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_radii_fields=”on|0px|0px|0px|0px” border_color_all_fields=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” focus_background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” focus_text_color=”#ffffff” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_signup][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ admin_label=”Column” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Our StoryIn 2013, we started our initiative to improve the community. The group was called Ignite Wooster and consisted of a handful of young adults that set out to help the less fortunate and clean up the neighborhood. Five years later, our founder, Marquise Merriweather, shifted the focus to combating food insecurities within […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":959,"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pgpwaynecounty.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}