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Posted: 2015-08-14T21:28:21Z | Updated: 2015-08-17T19:10:32Z

Schools out for summer, but its Phyllis Shaughnessys busiest season.

The 73-year-old great-grandmother has spent every weekday this summer handing out lunches to low income kids in Grays Harbor County, Washington, who may miss out on reduced or free meals when school isnt in session, King 5 reported.

"We're all put on this Earth to do something," Shaughnessy told the news outlet. "Better to give than to take."

Shaughnessy established the program, called Green Lantern Lunches, in response to a change in a grant that had previously provided summer lunches to students who qualified for free or reduced meals during the school year, People.com reported . The --couldn't get the kids to where they needed to be."