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Upbringing inspires Lincoln native to feed thousands through nonprofit in Southeast Asia

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Priscilla Heffelfinger, who grew up in Lancaster County and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, moved to Bangladesh in 2012 for her husband's work. While there she started a nonprofit called Thrive to give kids meals at school.

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Lincoln native Priscilla Heffelfinger's childhood grumblings weren't met with much sympathy from her mother.

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Priscilla Heffelfinger, left, who last month was named to Inc. magazine's annual Female Founders 500 list, grew up in Lincoln and started a nonprofit that feeds schoolchildren in Bangladesh and the Philippines.

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Griffin Perry, Priscilla Heffelfinger's nephew, who lives in Ashland and is an accountant, volunteers as Thrive's treasurer.

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Priscilla Heffelfinger, left, who last month was named to Inc. magazine's annual Female Founders 500 list, grew up in Lincoln and started a nonprofit that feeds schoolchildren in Bangladesh and the Philippines.

Priscilla Heffelfinger, who grew up in Lancaster County and attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, moved to Bangladesh in 2012 for her husband's work. While there she started a nonprofit called Thrive to give kids meals at school.

Griffin Perry, Priscilla Heffelfinger's nephew, who lives in Ashland and is an accountant, volunteers as Thrive's treasurer.

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