WJFW: UWSP students and community volunteers aim to pack 100,000 meals for children around the world
2/21/2020
WJFW Rhinelander TV 12


Volunteers in Stevens Point hope to pack 100,000 meals this weekend for kids in need across the globe.

Friday and Saturday, nearly 500 people will pour into an empty airplane hangar at the Stevens Point airport for the Feed my Starving Children mobile packing event.

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point senior Christian Kamrath helped recruit volunteers for the event through UWSP's Health Care Organization.

He says it's a rewarding experience and he loves coming back every year. 

"I could be at home sitting on the couch watching TV but instead we're changing lives," said Kamrath. "You see not only the new members that say this is my first time, but it's so cool to see all the people who say this is my second, third time."

In two-hour shifts throughout the day, volunteers filled meal packs with rice, soy, dried vegetables and mineral powder. The packs will ultimately be shipped to over 70 countries around the world. Each pack holds six meals and costs as little as 88 cents to produce.

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