Rotary Day to Serve – October 16, 2021

A Call to Action by Rotary District 7630 to Package 300,000 Meals to Combat Local Food Insecurity on the Eastern Shore

Rotary District 7630, under the leadership of District Governor Hugh Dawkins, has announced a call to action for Rotary members and the general public to help fight local food insecurity on Saturday, October 16, 2021.

The district is seeking to pack 300,000 meals in partnership with Meals of Hope, a non-profit food logistics organization, based in Naples FL, whose mission is to help American communities end hunger. To do this, 250 volunteers are requested to staff food packing stations at the Area 50/51 District site at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, on October 16.

The goal at this location is to pack 100,000 meals on that day. There will be two packing shifts, one in the morning from 9:00 AM until 12 noon. The second shift will be from 1 PM until 4PM. To sign up, all volunteers are asked to visit the sign-up sheet located at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaea92ea4f5c43-rotary.

Two different types of meals will be packed, a fortified apple cinnamon oatmeal breakfast and a fortified rice and bean meal. These two meals will complement the other three fortified meal choices that include pasta and tomato sauce, macaroni and cheese, and a chicken flavored rice and vegetable soup. These supplemented meals were designed for the American palate.

Once packed at the Chesapeake College as well as four other locations, the meals will be given to various organizations for further distribution throughout the Eastern Shore.

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By Tom Roesel – St. Michael’s Rotary