More than 1,200 turn out for Feed My Starving Children's May gala

Posted May 28, 2018 11:00 pm

Submitted by Toni Antonetti

Feed My Starving Children recently held its annual "Hunger to Hope Gala" to raise funds and awareness for starving children around the world. Over 1,200 people attended the May gala which featured inspirational speakers, the FMSC Marketplace filled with new artisan-crafted items, plus a spectacular live auction, wine and beer pull, and a raffle.

Meal-packing sites are located in Aurora, Libertyville and Schaumburg. To volunteer, visit www.fmsc.org/volunteer.

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to providing nutritious meals to children worldwide.

The meals are hand-packed by volunteers and sent to an incredible network of partner organizations who distribute them to those in need.

Nearly 1.2 million volunteers packed more than 333 million meals in 2017. More than 90 percent of total donations go directly to feed kids. To learn more, visit www.fmsc.org.

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