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Volunteers pack meals to help feed children in developing countries

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East Lake Academy sixth-grader Meg Murphy holds a food pouch as her sister Bridie Murphy pours in dry rice. The Lincolnshire girls were among the hundreds of volunteers who packed 100,000 meals at Feed My Starving Children event at East Lake Academy in Lake Forest on Saturday.

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As her 3-month-old daughter naps, Michelle Rhind, of Wildwood, labels bags that were filled with protein, rice and vegetables and will feed starving children in developing countries.

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Owen Zakrzewski, 7, holds a food pouch being filled with rice. The Buffalo Grove boy was among the hundreds of volunteers who packed 100,000 meals at a Feed My Starving Children event in Lake Forest on Saturday.

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Koula Kanne celebrated Mother's Day one day early. Instead of brunching on eggs Benedict at home or dining on petit filet at a crowded restaurant, the Grayslake woman, along with her husband, two daughters and their husbands, and three grandchildren, helped feed starving children on the other side of the world. She and her family were among nearly 500 volunteers who worked throughout the day Saturday assembling 100,000 bags of fortified soy, rice, powdered chicken and vegetables.

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