Peace Students Start Holiday Season Feeding Hungry Children

Shelby Township, MI, December 1, 2014. Peace Lutheran School students packed 13,320 meals for Kids Against Hunger. The meals will go to feed children in our community and around the country.

On Wednesday, November 26, 2014, students in kindergarten through grade eight gathered and packaged food for Kids Against Hunger, a humanitarian food-aid organization. The students of Peace Lutheran School have been bringing in funds for the cause since September. Around $3,700 was raised in all, well over the goal of $3,000.

“I am so very proud of our students and how they have been excited to contribute to this cause,” said Principal Jill Kopper. “They have been bringing in their pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters with a joyful heart. The students also look forward to packing day, where they are hands on helping other children they do not even know. This was a great way to start our Thanksgivings by GIVING to those who have less than we do.”

Students, parents and volunteer gathered in the school gym and work in assembly lines. Wearing plastic gloves and hairnets, they measured, filled and sealed food packets.

The food packets consist of rice, soy, vitamins, vegetables and dehydrated chicken. Each packet is enough to feed 12 children or six adults. The packets were boxed, loaded onto a truck and distributed to where they are needed the most: at local area shelters, to storage for relief for natural disasters and to other countries around the world.

About Peace Lutheran Church and School

Peace, Shelby, is a family of Christ-centered people with a mission to “Reach out to help people experience a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” We accomplish this mission through a variety of ministries including church, school, Bible study, fellowship and outreach. Our church welcomes everyone to our classic or praise Sunday worship services and children’s Sunday school. Our elementary school at Peace is a renowned, accredited institution that offers a family environment with personalized education stressing high academic standards and faith based values. In addition to full and half day Kindergarten through Grade 8, our school offers Early Childhood Development programs for ages 2 year old with parent through Young Fives. We have Bible study options for all ages, demographics and interests and we host many fellowship and outreach opportunities throughout the year to grow our family and share the good news of God’s love. More information is available at www.peaceshelby.org

About Kids Against Hunger

Kids Against Hunger is a nonprofit humanitarian food-aid organization with the mission to continue setting up food packaging satellites in each state of the USA, to spearhead community and youth volunteer packaging of Kids Against Hunger’s highly nutritious meals and to deliver Kids Against Hunger’s food in the USA and worldwide through partnerships with other humanitarian organizations. The organization was incorporated in 1999 outside of Minneapolis, MN and has around 100 independent non-profit food packaging “satellites” across the U.S. and Canada. More information is available at kidsagainsthunger.org.