The trip on Saturday February 13th, 2010 to the Feed My Starving Children facility in Aurora was by far our most popular service project this year! Nearly 40 students volunteered 5 hours of their time on Saturday to help put together specially formulated food packs designed to deliver essential nutrients to children suffering from malnutrition. Although the food packs are not difficult to make, it takes a lot of volunteered time to supply enough packs to support all of FMSC’s feeding programs in nearly 70 countries around the world.After 5 hours at the FMSC facility, Elmhurst volunteers had made enough food packs to save 55 children from starvation for an entire year. The work, needless to say, was incredibly rewarding for all involved. The FMSC organization as a whole helped deliver more than 96 million meals last year alone, which kept many children protected from malnutrition and starvation. Many of the student volunteers enjoyed the fast-paced work and were more than willing to come back and help feed more children.
For more information about Feed My Starving Children please visit http://www.fmsc.org/Page.aspx?pid=398
