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Journey to Easter: Fully Invested with Feed My Starving Children

Families and church groups are invited to join together to celebrate Easter by packing meals with Feed My Starving Children and covering the costs with a sacrificial gift of $50 per volunteer.

At these Easter “Fully Invested” sessions, volunteers are asked to invest both time and make a donation to feed the world’s hungry. Normally, FMSC does not require a donation, but for these sessions each volunteer commits to funding a box of 216 MannaPack™ meals at $50. One box feeds a child for seven months. Each packer receives an FMSC ornament or a Fully Invested pin, while supplies last.

The following sessions are offered for the Easter season at Feed My Starving Children sites in Aurora, Libertyville and Schaumburg:

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Sunday, March 9, 1-3 pm

Good Friday, April 18, 9:30 - 11:30 am

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Holy Saturday, April 19, 9-11 am

Reserve spots at fmsc.org/FullyInvested. There is room for 140 volunteers at the Libertyville site, 110 at the Aurora site, and 90 at the Schaumburg site.

At FMSC meal-packing, adults and children age 5 and older hand-assemble MannaPack™ meals consisting of rice, soy nuggets, dehydrated vegetables, and a flavoring with 20 vitamins and minerals. The fun activity draws families and groups together, while feeding the hungry.

About Feed My Starving Children

A Christian non-profit founded in 1987, Feed My Starving Children tackles world hunger by sending volunteer-packed, nutritious MannaPack™ meals to orphanages, schools, clinics and other programs that break the cycle of poverty in developing nations. In the most recent fiscal year, FMSC welcomed 657,000 volunteers to produce 163 million meals shipped to nearly 50 countries. FMSC has maintained the highest four-star rating from Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years and spends 92% of total donations directly on feeding the hungry. Visit fmsc.org.


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