Volunteer to help hand-pack 100,000 lifesaving meals
WHAT: Hundreds of Champlain Valley community members will fight world hunger through a partnership between With Love From Vermont and nonprofit Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). This MobilePack will add to the 1.4 million meals previously packed in Essex and shipped around the world to FMSC partners to feed starving children.
WHO: 400 volunteers, including families, churches and civic groups from around the Champlain Valley will make a difference by packing 100,000 meals in just three shifts over two days. Volunteers will also drop off non-perishable food goods for area food shelves.
WHEN: October 18 - October 19, 2024
WHERE: A.D. Lawton Intermediate School, 104 Maple Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
HOW: Community members can support this MobilePack by making a donation to cover the cost of the food to be packed and/or by volunteering to pack food at the event. Donations may be made, and volunteers may register on-line, here: give.fmsc.org/vermont
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