Above / Join volunteers to help pack meals for Feed My Starving Children Sat., Feb. 15, and Sun., Feb. 16, 2020, at the North Central College Res Rec, 440 S. Brainard St, Naperville, IL 60540. (PN File Photo)
More than 5,000 volunteers will pack more than 1 million life-saving meals in just 36 hours at the Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) Feed The Need! MobilePack event held February 15-16 at North Central College in Naperville.
Nutritious FMSC meals are distributed by missions and humanitarian organizations FMSC meal formulas are scientifically developed to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition.
Hosted by North Central College, the annual MobilePack is a coalition of DuPage, Will and Kane area churches, civic organizations, local businesses, schools, community groups and individuals that organize and fund the event. Volunteers have packed a total of 6.7 million meals since it began in 2011.
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Volunteers are asked to bring non-perishable food to help restock the market at Loaves & Fishes Community Services; collection bins will be available at the event’s on-site registration.
Gerald Subaru of Naperville and North Aurora, the event’s premier partner, has donated 150,000 meals for this event.
“We’re seeking more churches, businesses and civic groups to participate with volunteers and funding so that we can reach our meal production goals to feed starving kids and families,” stated Bob Huebner, co-founder of Feed the Need! MobilePack, in a press release.
To date, the event has more than 40 partners and sponsors.
To volunteer and learn more about sponsorships, visit feedtheneedillinois.org or fmsc.org.
Feed My Starving Children since 1987
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 meals are hand-packed by volunteers and sent to an incredible network of partner organizations that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development. More than 1.3 million volunteers packed nearly 365 million FMSC meals in 2018. More than 91 percent of total donations go directly to feed kids.
FMSC MobilePack™
Volunteers just like you join hands with neighbors across the U.S. to pack and fund lifesaving FMSC MannaPack™ meals through FMSC MobilePack events. Churches, businesses, community groups and schools host these food packing events and make a real difference in the fight against world hunger.
North Central College since 1861
North Central College provides students with the confidence, instruction and direction they need to exceed their personal best inside and outside of the classroom and throughout their careers. Founded in 1861, and located just 28 miles west of Chicago in the Historic District of Naperville, Ill.—named among the nation’s “Best Places to Live” by Money magazine—North Central is home to nearly 3,000 students and offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, 60 additional undergraduate minors and concentrations, and 12 graduate degree programs. Visit northcentralcollege.edu to discover why U.S. News & World Report has named North Central a “Best in the Midwest” school for 20 years in a row and to learn more about the College’s state-of-the-art facilities and distinctive programs, particularly in the sciences and business.
Release submitted by Kelly Murphy, Assistant Director of Communications & PR, for North Central College.
