A million meals for starving children at fifth annual FMSC Feed the Need! MobilePack
In just 36 hours, more than 5,000 area volunteers will pack more than a million lifesaving meals for starving children in the developing world at the Feed the Need! MobilePack, to be held Feb. 20-21 at North Central College in Naperville.
Feed The Need! is a coalition of DuPage area churches, civic organizations, schools, community groups and individuals that organize and fund the annual MobilePack event. Now in its fifth year, Feed The Need! volunteers have packed a total of 1.9 million meals.
"We invite everyone to join us for an unforgettable weekend of hands-on generosity where you can act locally to fight hunger globally," says Bob Huebner, co-founder of Feed the Need! Individuals and groups can volunteer for the MobilePack event online at www.fmsc.org/volunteer.
North Central College is hosting and participating and Feed the Need! has dozens of partners and sponsors, including churches, businesses and civic groups. More sponsor and partner support is needed to provide funding for additional meals, says Huebner. For more information, visit www.feedtheneedillinois.org or www.fmsc.org.
Feed the Need! is also working with Loaves & Fishes Food pantry, www.loaves-fishes.org, and asks that volunteers bring nonperishable food to help restock the pantry. Collection bins will be available at registration.
About Feed My Starving Children
A Christian nonprofit founded in 1987, Feed My Starving Children tackles world hunger by sending volunteer-packed, nutritious meals to more than 70 countries, where they are used to operate orphanages, schools, clinics and feeding programs to break the cycle of poverty. Last year, the organization welcomed nearly 800,000 volunteers to pack more than 191.6 million meals. The Minnesota-based charity spends 92 percent of total donations directly on feeding the hungry and has earned the highest four-star rating from Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.
About FMSC MobilePack
MobilePack events enable children and adults across the United States to pack FMSC's life-giving MannaPack meals. Churches, businesses, community groups and schools in more than 30 states have hosted these food-packing events as a way to foster teamwork and unity, while making a real difference in the problem of hunger. The organization provides guidance and logistics. Local donors and volunteers provide funds and labor to produce the meals.
About North Central College
Founded in 1861, North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences that offers more than 55 undergraduate majors and graduate programming in seven areas. With more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, North Central College is committed to academic excellence, a climate that emphasizes leadership, ethics, values and service, a curriculum that balances job-related knowledge with a liberal arts foundation and a caring environment with small classes. North Central College is located in the Historic District of Naperville.
Partners and sponsors include: Alva-Amco Pharmacal, Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, Dc VAST, Noon Lions Naperville, Edward Jones offices, FT Cares Foundation, First Midwest Bank, Gerald Auto Group, John Greene Relator, K-LOVE 1160AM, Pancake Café, NCTV17, OPAL Enterprises Inc., Seating Concepts, State Farm, Subway, The Rental Place, and United Rentals.
Participating churches are: Alleluia Lutheran Church, Alpha Missionary Baptist Church, Church of the Savior, Community United Methodist Church, Followers of Christ Lutheran Church, Gary United Methodist Church, Good Shepherd Church, Grace Pointe Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Ismaili Jamat Khana, Naperville Presbyterian Church, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Peace Lutheran Church, River Glen Presbyterian Church, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, St. Michael's Catholic Church, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Vessels of His Love Church, Wheaton Christian Center, and Wheaton Franciscan Sisters.