The write-up on last Monday's meeting is abbreviated because Secretary Naughton has been swamped with her normal work plus planning for the the annual fundraiser for the LifeWorks Foundation, so a temporary will be completed until Secretary Naughton can edit and change it.
The speaker was the Club's own David Bowser, who has worked for many years with an organization from Minneapolis called “Feed My Starving Children.” The concept is for local Civic groups to partner with the National Corporation to package nutritious rice based meals that can be easily cooked under extreme conditions and will provide a hearty and nutritious meal, often the only meal seen for that day. Thousands of meals are packaged and placed in shipping containers during a typical event which are then transported worldwide to areas of need, including locations within the United States. Measured quantities of rice, vitamins, dried vegetables, etc. are systematically placed by volunteers into funnel packagers. The resulting six-meal plastic bags are then collected with the ingredients, sealed, and then packaged. The meal is easily cooked in pots over a variety of options, including open fires.
Through the facilities of Community Christian School a Fort Dodge packaging event will occur in early December. Volunteers are needed for workers that serve a two hour shift throughout the day. Please contact David Bowser at his office to volunteer to assist the packagers. Times begin around 9:00 a.m. and around 3:00 p.m.