Chattanooga Meal Packing Event Brings Family and Friends Together to Fight Hunger
Debbie’s hometown is Chattanooga, TN so when we knew we would be traveling to TN for a wedding, we wanted to have a meal packing event so that our family and friends could see what Meals of Hope is all about. It was a little daunting to arrange an event long distance, but with the assistance of family and friends, we were able to pull it off. We have to recognize a few special people:
Our corporate sponsors Mark (left) and Tami (right) Kuebler of KTM Builders. Beside Mark is his mother Ruth Ann Kuebler, and beside Tami is Mark‘s father and KTM board member Don Kuebler.
Mark and Tami Kuebler of KTM Builders – Let’s face it – it takes money to feed people. We are so grateful to Mark and Tami for being corporate sponsors of the event. Not only did they provide the fiscal support, but they showed up and helped pack meals.
Ricky and Melissa Dover – (Debbie’s brother and sister-in-love) From soliciting donations and volunteers to helping with set up, packing, clean up, and so much more, truly we couldn’t have done this without their help.
Set up crew. First row: Melissa and Randy. Second row: Jonathan, Mickey, Ricky.
Randy Dover (Debbie’s brother), Jonathan Edwards (Debbie’s nephew), and Mickey Dorsey – AKA the muscle men! Randy and Mickey showed up early to help set up, did lots of heavy lifting during the event, and stayed until all the clean up was done. Jonathan helped with set up by bringing coffee and hauling supplies.
Of the 45 volunteers at the event, almost half of them were family (pictured below). Words fall short of describing how blessed we are to share Meals of Hope with them.
The Dover family showed up to volunteer!
We are grateful to Christ United Methodist Church for allowing us to use their facility and promoting the event to the congregation. Many of the volunteers were from the church. We were greatly assisted by several church staff members, including Mike Feely, Becky Hall, and Theresa Jones. It was great to see so many people come together with a heart to serve others, and making time during a very busy season to help feed those in need.
A total of 21,440 meals were donated to the Chattanooga Food Bank!