Feed My Starving Children, a Minnesota-based, Christian food charity, will ship more than 540,000 meals to Japan on Thursday.
Two full containers of volunteer-produced MannaPackTM Rice packets will leave the charity's warehouses in Coon Rapids and Eagan at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
Convoy of Hope, an FMSC food distribution partner, will deliver the meals to victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. At present, 50,000 meals are already en route to Japan through Convoy of Hope, making FMSC's Japan response total nearly 600,000 meals.
Nearly 600,000 meals being sent to Japan from Feed My Starving Children charity
Nearly 600,000 meals being sent to Japan from Feed My Starving Children charity
March 23, 2011 at 3:03PM
So far, the meals for Japan are already packed and in storage, but volunteers and donors are needed every day to keep FMSC's meal pipeline full for the nearly 70 countries the charity serves.
FMSC's MannaPack Rice meals are comprised of rice, soy nuggets, dehydrated vegetables, and powder with 20 vitamins and minerals. Prepared with boiling water, a one-cup serving provides much of the nutrition needed daily by adults and children.
FMSC distributes food to nearly 70 countries around the world through Christian and humanitarian organizations. Meals are funded by donors and packed by volunteers. FMSC has six packing sites in Minnesota, Illinois, and Arizona as well as a nationwide MobilePack operation that has traveled to 33 states.
