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Glen Burnie, Annapolis To Prepare Thousands of Meals
Volunteers are needed May 19 to participate in MDvsHunger, a joint venture between two communities to purchase, pack and send out meals to people in need.
There's currently a friendly rivalry between Annapolis and Glen Burnie to see which community can package more than 200,000 meals the fastest as part of an effort dubbed MDvsHunger.
In partnership with Stop Hunger Now, residents from each community will be put to the test on May 19 at two locations to package the enormous amount of meals to be delivered to the hungry.
The packing sessions will be held Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy (just for midshipmen), and later in May at Glen Burnie High School and Annapolis High School.
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More than 500,000 total meals will be packaged, according to Andrew Sullivan, regional program manager for Stop Hunger Now. Sullivan said 100,000 of those meals will be packaged by midshipmen at the Naval Academy on Sunday.
That leaves it up to Glen Burnie and Annapolis volunteers to package the rest on May 19.
Find out what's happening in Glen Burniefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
According to the website for the event, all the "food is bought and shipped through Stop Hunger Now," which is a North Carolina, faith-based organization, which has served 76 countries, including the United States.
"This being the first year, maybe we can make it larger next year," Sullivan said.
To sign up to participate, donate money or for more information, visit www.mdvshunger.com or the Facebook event page.
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