Zutphen's FMSC Mobile Pack Event...

Goal :
Help children in need physically and spiritually, educate community on world hunger, package 160,000 meals, raise $27,200.00.

What :
Bulk food will be brought in on a truck, volunteers will package/assemble the food into meals, meals will be shipped to children in need. 160,000 meals @ 17¢ per meal = $27,200.

When :
Mobile Pack Event planned for October 7-9, 2010. Fundraising and other events planned up to that event. See sidebar at right for timeline. (Online registration for Zutphen's Mobile Pack Event is now open to the community. Click HERE to be taken to the registration page. You may also call Renee at 616.896.9754 to register.)

Where :
4651 40th Avenue, Hudsonville, MI, 49426, behind Doug & Cindy Veltema's residence.

Why :
God calls us to help those in need... "...whatever you did for the least of these... you did for me." (Matthew 25:40) We can also partner with our local community in accomplishing this event, thereby offering everyone a way to help children in need around the world. And, it will be FUN!

More info on FMSC :
Feed My Starving Children was founded in 1987. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Christian organization committed to “Feeding God’s Starving Children Hunger In Body and Spirit”. The approach is simple... children and adults hand-pack meals designed especially for starving children, and FMSC ships the meals to more than 60 countries around the world.

FMSC produces a unique food formula which was designed specifically for severely malnourished children by Minnesota food scientists. The meal consists of: rice, textured soy protein, dehydrated vegetables, 20 vitamins and minerals, with a chicken flavoring.

Even though there are specific sites in the US where you can volunteer to package these meals, FMSC also offers Mobile Events where the site comes to your town and in 3 days – 100,000 meals are prepared and packaged and sent on its way. This is what Zutphen (along with many others from the community) is going to do!

If you are interested in learning more about FMSC, see their main site here.