The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) is in the running to win a grant for its Meals on Wheels program, but the nonprofit needs your help to win.

According to MIFA, Memphis was declared the hunger capital of the country in 2011.

The Meals on Wheels program delivers 1,800 hot lunches each day to seniors in the community who are unable to leave their homes.

Now, MIFA is one of several nonprofits competing for a grant from FedEx.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, FedEx is sponsoring a Global Month of Service.  The shipping giant is encouraging its own team members to team up with nonprofits to make a difference in their communities.

The "Friends of the MIFA Maniacs" are hoping for your votes in order to give the Meals on Wheels program a boost so it can make an even bigger impact on the Memphis community.

Memphians are celebrating the life of W. Otis Higgs, a respected lawyer, criminal court judge, interim Shelby County Sheriff, and minister of the Gospel. Higgs passed away on Friday, February 15 at the age of 75. But Higgs’ spirit of service will remain for years to come.

We dug into the Action News 5 archives this week to revisit election night, November 12, 1979 when Higgs lost a second consecutive Memphis Mayor’s race to incumbent Wyeth Chandler. Higgs attracted significant white support in the 1979 contest but fell only 16,000 votes short. The city of Memphis still had a run-off provision in the 1970s, requiring a run-off between the top contenders in case no one got more than 50% majority. A federal judge later abolished the run-off provision , calling it a deliberate barrier to the election of African-Americans in citywide races. In his 1979 concession speech, Higgs noted that his campaign attracted diverse support.