Brenda Fox, a Seattle-based delivery driver from Whidbey Island, made a simple request with a large return that will help feed homeless young people in a bind.

Fox, who owns Just 4-U Delivery Services, is an ardent supporter of Ryan’s House for Youth. Back in 2011, she donated $500 to the group as it worked to build a shelter, which was a memorable moment as she herself had once utilized services while homeless.

The most recent Fox-led philanthropy stemmed from a simple challenge through social media. She called it the Cup of Noodles Challenge and asked people to donate dried ramen noodles for the homeless youth nonprofit. The challenge, like a hearty bowl of ramen, spilled over into the real world as well when she asked some of the flower shops she delivers for to participate.

“It didn’t take long and the donations came in several bags full and a wagon full of cereal too. Mac and cheese, hot chocolate, granola bars, ramen and most teens’ favorite, cup of noodles,” she wrote in a news release.

“ ‘The Ellen Show’ is my next goal on behalf of Ryan’s House,” she said.

Ryan’s House is in the midst of a capital campaign to purchase a building on Central Whidbey near Coupeville. The nonprofit is trying to buy the former Countryside Inn near the Island Transit headquarters for $525,000 from SaviBank, which has pledged $75,000 toward the purchase.

The building would operate as a shelter for minors in need of housing and would include a kitchen and showers, and a designated staff person and volunteers.