Feed My Starving Children
On May 3 for a Family Serve Day we’re going to make food packs at a Feed My Starving Children event! Read on to find out more!
Feeding kids. Feeding spirits. Empowering communities.
Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes such as undernutrition. Hunger is still causing nearly half of deaths in children under 5 years old around the world. From this data, it is estimated at least 6,200 children die each day from causes related to undernutrition. This is heartbreaking.
Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) believes hope starts with food. As a Christian nonprofit, FMSC is dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.
Mobile Pack Event
FMSC offers volunteers a one-of-a-kind experience. You’ll hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags which are then sealed, boxed, placed on pallets and shipped to our incredible partners working hard to reach the neediest children around the world.
Through volunteering at FMSC, you’ll get the chance to impact hundreds of kids in just two hours per packing shift. You’ll experience what it’s like to make a tangible difference today.
Event Details
Date/Time: We will participate in a roughly 3hr event in Los Altos on Saturday, May 3rd. We are targeting a 4pm shift. We will carpool from Church on the Hill around 3pm.
Volunteers: We welcome volunteers of all ages from about 9yrs old, through middle school and high school, to adults (Yes, we also need adults!).
Donations (Optional):While anyone can pack meals without donating, FMSC greatly appreciates contributions to sponsor the meals you pack. Each meal costs FMSC $6 and each volunteer will pack at least 10 meals. If you find it on your heart to donate, FMSC suggests a 10% donation which would be $6 per volunteer, but additional donations are very much appreciated.
Not only is this an amazing service project to feed children, but it will be probably the funnest service project you will ever participate in! We at Church on the Hill would love every student to participate as well as many parents. To sign up go to: https://churchonthehill.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2810454. Every volunteer must be registered.
Note: You must sign up by March 27th to guarantee your spot.
Turn hunger into hope with your own two hands by packing nutritious meals for hungry children around the world.
"He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry." Psalm 146:7(NIV)
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Here is a link to a video that shows the whole process from start to finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wldIt2E96_U