The War Memorial partners with local church for packaging effort
The need to feed is constant for one organization.
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church is hosting a packaging event with Kids Coalition Against Hunger on Saturday, March 18.
Three shifts of packaging will take place in The Alger Center at The War Memorial- 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The goal is to package over 75,000 meals.
Sue Acton, coordinator of outreach ministries at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, said the church is hoping to have 150 volunteers per shift. To register to volunteer, click here.
Kids Coalition Against Hunger is a 501©3 humanitarian food aid organization. Its mission is to significantly reduce the number of undernourished children locally and around the world. The meals are packaged by volunteers and delivered to starving people with the help of the coalition’s worldwide partners.
“The first year we partnered with the coalition was 2014,” Acton said. “We started very small with 10,000 meals. Then it got to over 150,000 meals. We love to support local and worldwide efforts. The coalition really believes in feeding people around the world and around the corner.”
This year’s packaging marks the first year the church has done it since 2020. It also will be the first time The War Memorial has teamed up with the church for this endeavor.
“We’re excited because of the partnership with The War Memorial and being able to cross-promote the organizations as being involved in community service,” Acton said.
The coalition works with several organizations to produce a 390-gram food packet that provides enough nutrition for six adults or 12 kids. These packets are produced at different schools, churches, and community halls and are called packaging events.
At The War Memorial on March 18, Acton said 12 tables of 12 people will be staffed. Bins will be full of rice, soy, vegetables and a vitamin and mineral packet. Each of the ingredients is then scooped into a bag.
A third of the meals that are packaged go to the local communities where they are assembled. Food banks, soup kitchens and backpack programs to name a few. The next third goes to over 23 different third world countries that KCAH supports on an ongoing basis. The final third is stored in our warehouse, for disaster relief. Since 1998 KCAH has produced over 57 million meals with over 450 thousand volunteers across Midwest and northeastern states.
For full details, please visit kcah.info or call 800.296.0956.
About The War Memorial
The War Memorial, located on the shores of Lake Saint Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, is an experiential space open to everyone from everywhere. For more than 70 years, it has served as a patriotic, cultural, and community center. Its unique environment attracts more than 3,000 events and 250,000 visitors annually while offering premier hospitality services for community and private gatherings. Its diverse lineup of innovative programming includes live and virtual engagement experiences for adults and children. At its core, The War Memorial celebrates the ideas of American democracy while honoring those who have defended those ideas with tireless effort and personal sacrifice. Numerous patriotic and veterans’ events are held as well as history and civics offerings on the origin, traditions, and challenges facing American democracy. The War Memorial remains committed to serving the community as a unique, dynamic, and forward-thinking hub for southeast Michigan.
CONTACT:
Alex Szwarc, The War Memorial
Manager of Communications
313.881.7514, aszwarc@warmemorial.org