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    Feed My Starving Children

    4.7 (36 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    Lan D.

    This is my first time at this location. The place is cleaned and organized. Each ingredient is in its own bin. Lockers are available for whoever needs them. I enjoyed every minute I was there to help pack food. It means a lot to me. The steps of packing were very easy to follow. There were many children who came with their parents or church. Everyone had a positive energy. I found out that one can sign up for the session online. I will come back again with my family in the near future.

    Packing session for MannaPack Rice going to Venezuela.
    Cristina D.

    Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit organization that packs vegan meals that are shipped all over the world, including the United States. It is a Christian-based organization, however you do not need to be affiliated with any religion to volunteer here! There are 5 packing sessions each day, Monday-Saturday. The first three sessions are 2 hours, the second two sessions are in the evening and are 1.5 hours. There is a wonderful sense of community here! You will put together "bags" of food with people of all ages (need to be 5 years or older), and from very diverse backgrounds. I have so much fun going here with my family, by myself, or with our elementary school 4th graders (their "Make A Difference Club" volunteers here at least one a year!). You can easily signup to volunteer on their website, and also call the friendly staff to help with scheduling a large group. A win-win experience!!!

    Dan S.

    What better way can you spend just over an hour of your time ? This was my first time doing this. It was pretty fun. Once things get started, the room starts bustling with energy. The set up was efficient, and I enjoyed the videos they played at the end, showing you who you're helping.

    MoMo K.

    So awesome. My friend has done this before and wanted us to do it again. Very simple, one person goes online and signs the group up. Once you go there, you sign in on the computers on the right. Sit down and listen to the brief "orientation". There are lockers for your belongings. Put on a cap, wash your hands and then go to the backroom where all the stations are set up. Each station houses 15 people. Two sides to each station with 7 people on each side and 1 boxer in the middle. A group of 7 can manage one side of a station, 4 scoopers, one person holds the bag, two weighers, one sealer (we eventually switched to 3 scoopers, two bag holders, two weighers, one sealer). The weighing is the most difficult job because if the weight is off, it's your responsibility to fix it by putting in a little more or just removing a little with a mini scooper. Once you get a set amount of bags, the boxer starts putting everything in the box. There is a friendly competition of which station can pack the most boxes. I suggest if you come in a group of 7 or 14/15, go to a station immediately after orientation otherwise you'll have to split up. If you have a smaller group, you can just team up with other small groups.

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    Marq C.

    I always love to give back when I can. This place allows you to pack food to be sent to different 3rd world countries such as Ghana,Djibouti, Philippines, etc. The volunteer time is in 2 hour increments. The first 10 minutes is spent familiarizing with the task about to be performed. They can usually accommodate 50-100 volunteers at a time. The process of packing food is about 1.5 hours the rest will be cleaning time. The leaders are fun, helpful, and organized. I will definitely come back and recommend to anyone when they're feeling generous with their kindness and time .

    The need is great but workers are few.
    Sherri H.

    I have enjoyed our annual outing at FMSC in honor of World Hunger Day over the past four years. We are able to model community service for student mentees in our teen program through hands-on creation of food bags to benefit families is countries around the world. By creating, sorting and packing food as a team we show mentees the benefit and impact when we all work together!

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    Minh-An C.

    As a Midwestern pharmacy student, we were required to do some volunteering outside of school hours for our biochem class. The upperclassmen suggested FMSC so I checked it out. It was really easy to make reservations online for big groups and there are multiple locations to go to. My classmate and I went on a Friday night and surprisingly, there were a lot of volunteers there, also. They had an introductory video to get us hyped up and tell us what the organization is all about. Soon enough, after putting on a hair net, taking off jewelries, and washing my hand, I went to my designated section of putting expiration stickers on the food packages. Everyone was so energetic and I loved that they were blasting music to help the time pass. It was all very casual at the sticker area but the food assembly lines looked more fun to do and required much more teamwork. At the end, they gave us samples of the food that we were packaging to send to areas of need. It was actually quite delicious and I really enjoyed my volunteering experience at FMSC. This is great to bring your kids to let them learn about giving back to society and not take things for granted.

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