FOOD PACKING EVENTS

Hands On Approach to Combating Hunger

A Meals of Hope food packing event is an experience you will never forget. Not only because you are uniting with others in your community to help alleviate food insecurity and hunger; but because it’s simply so much fun!

Imagine a gymnasium, hotel conference room or warehouse packed with people of all ages who are ready to roll up their sleeves and in two short hours, pack thousands of meals that will be distributed through the Feeding America Food Bank Network. Volunteers walk away feeling great about giving back, and organizations have just helped to create lasting memories – better than any team building exercise you’ll ever find!

Host An Event

  • Perfect for schools, collegiate clubs, religious organizations, professional and trade associations, corporate and for-profit businesses, other nonprofits and service organizations such as Rotary and Kiwanis.
  • Gives your members, congregation or employees a way to increase community involvement and get engaged for a great cause!
  • Positions your organization as an advocate for an important, yet underserved need within your community.
  • Great way to raise your own organization’s profile with local and regional media.
    Teaches younger volunteers a life lesson they’ll never forget.
  • Creates a memorable leadership development program for your company or association.
  • Educates people about local hunger and food insecurity.

 

For less than 25 cents per meal, your organization can give its members, employees or students an experience they will never forget!

You Choose Where the Food Goes

Though our primary focus is combating hunger within the U.S., we realize that abject hunger and starvation is a critical concern internationally. Meals of Hope will gladly support your organization with a food packing event that serves communities outside our borders. People in Haiti, Jamaica, Nicarauga and Malawi have been the beneficiaries of Meals of Hope food packing events.

Hosts can choose to distribute one or both of the following meals:

BEANS AND RICE: includes rice, pre cooked dried beans, soy protein, 6 dried vegetables, and 21 different vitamins and minerals.*
FORTIFIED MACARONI AND CHEESE: includes macaroni, soy protein, 21 vitamins and minerals, and a packet of cheese sauce.*

Meals of Hope food packages* were designed to address the need for an economical, nutritious solution to aid in the fight against hunger. Each bag contains enough food to provide six meals. In only two hours, the typical length of a Meals of Hope food packing event, each person will generally pack around 60 bags. That’s roughly 350 meals for those in need!

*Patent Pending

Food Bank Partners

Meals of Hope distributes all food through Feeding America – a network of food banks located throughout the U.S.
If you like the idea of participating in a food packing event and would like to learn more, contact us or see more ways to get involved .