Feed My Starving Children

.. was the organization we volunteered for. About 50 people from the church came (out of around 200 who attend each Sunday) - such a good turnout. And after some orientation, we set to work mixing, bagging, weighing, sealing, boxing up what I think of as 6-meal bags of MREs (Meals Ready To Eat - just cook in water.)

They're a balanced carb/protein/fat mixture of rice, soy and vegetables, with chicken flavoring laced with vitamins. All are sent to countries that are impoverished and have high rates of malnutrition, like Haiti, Niger, Indonesia. Our little team of seven (kids & adults) put together over 3000 meals in a little over 2 hours. It was a good way to spend an afternoon with 6 new friends, ensuring that 8 kids will be adequately fed from now until 2009. :)