Photo courtesy of Feed the Hunger |
Every five
seconds a child dies from a hunger related disease. However, hunger is not a food problem
but a distribution problem. For
that reason hunger is not typically a publicized crisis in the United
States. But for children in third
world countries, finding their next meal is an everyday concern.
Feed
the Hunger is the children’s ministry of New Directions International
devoted to providing physical and spiritual food to children across the
globe. The organization tackles
the issue of malnutrition by hosting pack-a-thons
nation wide in which volunteers bag and seal meals comprised of rice, soy
protein, dehydrated vegetables, and vitamin powder. The meals are then shipped worldwide and distributed by Feed
the Hunger team members.
Every year the Feed the Hunger hosts a pack-a-thon at Ole
Miss. While the pack-a-thon is not
until February, Ole Miss students are beginning to gather donations and prepare
for the event. The sorority Kappa
Kappa Gamma organized the first pack-a-thon at Ole Miss. Now, this group of girls is looking for
campus and community involvement to lend a helping hand. For more on the story, click here.
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