Have you met club member Jim Quinney?
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He works tirelessly with Stop Hunger Now and would like to invite YOU to help end world hunger by being a part of the next meal packaging event!
The goal is 15,120 meals!
Friday, February 9, 2018
6:00pm to 8:00pm
St. Augustine Episcopal Church
1800 Wildcat Blvd. Rocklin
Continue reading for more information about this incredibly generous organization that has a 4 Star Charity Navigator rating!
Stop Hunger Now was founded by Ray Buchanan a Methodist Minister in 1998. In 2006 Ray and his team developed what has become a very successful meal packing model and this past year we packed over 56 million meals in the US and in several other countries. Our meals are used in a variety of ways including disaster relief, but the main focus is to help in developing countries by supporting educational programs like; school feeding programs, vocational education opportunities, early childhood development programs and orphanages. Meeting nutritional needs and supporting education are key ingredients in helping to end hunger and poverty worldwide.
I became involved after learning about the success SHN had at St. Andres Episcopal School in Hinche, Haiti. This school located in the central plateau area grew from 35 students to over 1200 and much of their growth and success is attributed to the school feeding program and partnering with SHN. School attendance is dramatically enhanced when the parents know their child will be fed a good hot meal. I now work as a volunteer (CHEF) Certified Health Event Facilitator in an attempt to increase meal packing events in the Sacramento region. This year we had a very fun and successful packing event with the Citrus Heights Rotary Club being the host.
These events are perfect for Rotary Clubs; hands on international service project, builds membership, enhances public image, fun team building activity and a great youth services project. Businesses, churches and many other organizations have participated by hosting an event for a variety of reasons. They all share the same feeling at the end of a two hour event; you had fun and most importantly you did something good and you were part of making a positive change in the world. I look forward to meeting my fellow Passport Rotarians and I hope we can all work to end hunger and poverty by 2030.
Yours in Rotary,
Jim
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