Together We Can Fight World Hunger.
8,000 - 14,000 thousand children die each day from starvation or hunger related diseases. Mercy Meals of Siouxland utilizes volunteers ages 11 and up to package and donate fortified Rice/Soy meals for hungry and starving children throughout the world. Orphanages, refugee camps, feeding centers and disaster relief centers are some of the recipients of the meals. We donate all of the packaged meals to Orphan Grain Train in Norfolk, Nebraska. Orphan Grain Train delivers the packaged meals to children in areas of most need in the United States and around the world at their cost. Meals are delivered at the point of destination by a Christian organization allowing the children hear about Jesus as well as receiving food.
• We do not charge volunteer packagers a fee to package meals.
• Donations are encouraged, but not required.
• Meals currently cost about 12 cents each to package.
• Meals are packaged 6 meals to a bag in an assembly line process using 9-12 volunteers for each packaging line.
• We package in the Parish Hall at Faith Lutheran Church, Sioux City Iowa.
• Two events are held, one at @ 8:30 am and one @10:30 am, one Saturday a month.
• Special packaging events can be arranged if regular packaging events do not work for your group.
• Up to 75 volunteers can participate at each event. Packaging events begin with a short orientation followed by packaging of meals for about one and one-half hours.
$20.00 provides 150 meals
$50.00 provides 385 meals
$100.00 provides 770 meals
$200.00 provides 1,540 meals
$1000.00 provides 7,692 meals
$5000.00 provides 38,462 meals
To schedule a packaging event or to obtain more information please call 712-258-0808, or e-mail [email protected]. Facebook: Mercy Meals of Siouxland. Please send your donation to Mercy Meals of Siouxland, Faith Lutheran Church, 3101 Hamilton Boulevard, Sioux City, Iowa 51104. Please make checks payable to Mercy Meals of Siouxland.
