 CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE This area-wide, hands-on service project is being hosted by the three Rotary Clubs in Ann Arbor. It will use an assembly-line process to produce packets of “one-pot” meals that will be distributed both locally and internationally with some stored for emergencies. Our goals are to pack 30,000 meals in fewer than two hours using 150 volunteers supported by $10, 500 in donations. The event will be held in the cafeteria at Ann Arbor Pioneer High (use the flagpole entrance) from 9:00 to 11:00 on the morning of Saturday, November 5. The U-M football team will be playing at Rutgers later that day. The packing is done by multiple lines with volunteers stationed at long tables (see photo below). Empty bags start at one end and are passed along where they are filled with the rice, soy, dried vegetables, spices, vitamins, and flavoring. The packets are then weighed, sealed, and boxed. Participants in this project can be as young as elementary school age so it can be an event for the entire family. Organizations may wish to participate with representatives wearing their “team colors” or shirts/apparel. Our partner in this effort is Kids’ Coalition Against Hunger (KCAH), a Southeast Michigan nonprofit that will be providing the supplies, equipment, experience, and organization to make this an exceptionally effective and efficient way to help “Send Hunger Packing.” More information on KCAH and its work are available on their website at kcah.info. Click here to donate toward the cost and/or volunteer to participate. Inquiries are welcome at sendhungerpacking@a2rotary.org. Thanks. p.s. Click here to be inspired by the four-minute video of the packing event pictured below. p.p.s. Download a flyer to view or print: one-third page (like the one below) or full page.
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