In February hundreds of Staples Motley area residents will work to feed thousands of starving children in the developing world. Through a partnership between Staples Motley community church organizations and Twin Cities-based Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), volunteers will prepare 100,000 life-saving meals.

Every day, 18,000 children die from starvation. Through this FMSC MobilePackTM event, community members will fight world hunger from right here in the Staples Motley area. This event will require 500 volunteers and $17,000 in fundraising to pay for the meals produced. With each meal costing just 17 cents, donations of all amounts will make a difference. For example, $30 feeds six children for a month, $62 feeds a child for a year and $310 feeds a family of five for a year.

The MobilePack event will be held Feb. 6-7, at the Staples campus of Central Lakes College (1830 Airport Road, Staples). Available packing sessions, each beginning with a 15-minute overview of FMSC’s work around the world, will take place at the following times:

Saturday, Feb. 6: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 1:30- 3:30 p.m.; 4-6 p.m.; 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 7: 9-11 a.m.; 12-2 p.m.

Community members are invited to participate in this event. To volunteer, contact Diane Thomason at 218-894-0184 or 614-557-6177. To donate, send check (payable to SM Community Packing Event) to First International Bank (111 4th Street NE, Staples, MN 56479) or donate online at www.fmsc.org/mobilepack/donate (Event Number: 1002-87).

About Feed My Starving Children: Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a nonprofi t Christian organization committed to feeding starving children, hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals designed specially for starving children, and FMSC ships the meals to more than 60 countries around the world. Each meal costs only 17 cents to produce. In 2008, FMSC produced 73.6 million meals thanks to the work of more than 310,000 volunteers. For more information, see www.fmsc.org.