Students Help Feed the Hungry

SHOREWOOD, IL -- Trinity Christian School recently hosted a mobile pack event with Feed My Starving Children to provide meals to hungry children around the world.

Volunteers from area churches and other schools helped pack a total of 93, 312 meals -- or meals for a year for 255 children -- in one day. The meals packed will be sent to countries around the globe to feed hungry children.

The event was a result of a partnership between Trinity Christian School, Feed My Starving Children in Aurora and several area churches. Sponsor churches helped cover the cost of the meals that were packed.

“Here at Trinity Christian School, our mission drives us to positively impact the lives of children in this area,” said Brandon Dolezal, a Trinity Christian School parent who spearheaded the event. “Through this effort with Feed My Starving Children, and with the support of many local churches, we were able to extend this mission to children around the world.”

Trinity Christian School is a non-denominational school located at 901 Shorewood Drive in Shorewood. The school serves preschool through eighth grade students in Shorewood, Joliet, Plainfield, Channahon and the surrounding area.

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit organization that provides nutritionally complete meals, called MannaPacks, to malnourished children.

Headquartered in Minnesota, Feed My Starving Children has a packing center in Aurora and offers mobile pack events such as the one held at Trinity Christian School on March 4.

Trinity Christian School’s event drew 555 volunteers. Throughout the day volunteers packed meals made up of various dry good provided through Feed My Starving Children. Each meal contains a mix of rice combined with soy, dried vegetables and vitamins.

Several area churches partnered with Trinity Christian School and Feed My Starving Children to help cover the costs of the meals packed. Partnering churches were First Presbyterian, First Assembly of God, Good Shepard Covenant churches, all located in Joliet; Hope Lutheran, Pathway Christian, Southwest Community churches, all located in Shorewood; Grace Pointe and Springbrook Community churches, both of Plainfield, and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris. Volunteers from all churches helped pack the meals.

Other agencies also provided volunteers to assist in the event. Packing volunteers included groups from The Medtronic Company, Joliet; Joliet Catholic Academy, Minooka High School, Our Savior Lutheran Church, St. Anne Church, Messiah Lutheran Church, Harvest Bible Chapel and Trinity Christian School.

Submitted by Trinity Christian School