More than 200 volunteers Send Hunger Packing!

| November 9, 2025 | Activities, Service Projects

More than 200 volunteers gathered on Saturday, November 8, at Pioneer High School to pack almost 60,000 meals to help those affected by food insecurity. The three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs, as well as the Ann Arbor community raised $20,000 for this cause. This exceeded our goals of $17,500/50,000 meals, making this the most successful event in Send Hunger Packing’s four-year history.

Many people in a big room.
More than 200 volunteers gathered at Pioneer High School to pack more than 60,000 meals at this year’s Send Hunger Packing event.

Volunteer support came from many corners of our community including:

  • Rotary Club of Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor Rotary North
  • Ann Arbor Rotary West
  • Redeemer Lutheran Church
  • Forsythe Middle School
  • UM School of Music, Theater and Dance
  • UM Rotaract
  • Skyline, Pioneer, Huron and Saline Interacts
Selfie taken by Kathy Waugh with folks from the U-M School of Music and Dance.
From left to right: Rotarian Kathy Waugh (lower left), percussionist Joe Mowatt, Professor of Music Lynn Shankel, and  (Professor of Music), and UM School of Music, Theater and Dance students Heath and Oliver.

Rotary was a big part of this effort. More than 30 volunteers from the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor were there, and there were more than 50 Rotarians from all the various clubs. In addition, there were more than 30 Rotaract and Interact members, and two previous District 6380 district governors  and the next two DG-elects were in attendance.

There’s a nice writeup about the event on MLive. CBS News Detroit also reported on the event.

Many thanks to all for your efforts, help and support!