If you are reading this, no doubt you picked up a flyer somewhere with an invitation to join us in volunteering for a 2 hour food-packing session.

The idea behind donating a little bit of our time, rather than money, is so much more rewarding because we can see what we have accomplished rather than just donating some money and wondering where it went.  Although monetary donations to www.fmsc.org are accepted, I believe the idea of working together with other people gives us a sense of accomplishment far beyond that of donating cash.

What we will be doing:  You can find out more information about these MobilePack events here.  Basically, you just show up with a smile :) and our hosts will organize us into small groups.  Each group will be in a circle around a funnel, and each person will have a box of food.  We each put a specified measurement of food into funnel -- goes to small bag, then someone takes off bag to seal it and we start on the next one.  It is very simple and easy work, and your whole family can get involved.  In the amount of time it takes to watch a movie, you can help package over 40,000 meals, pretty amazing isn't it?

Below you will find instructions on how to join our group at one of these events.  (note: We are currently only organizing groups in the Washington state area)  If you are not in our area, you may still go to www.fmsc.org and volunteer for events that are held around the country.

Click here >> http://www.hikingbackpackstore.com/blog/post/2920046 for up to date information on the events we are attending.  Then follow the instruction below to join us in this venture.

Our Goal:

To help package 1 quarter of a million (250,000) meals on Sat. June 4.

 

Instructions for joining our group:

• go to  www.fmsc.org
• Click on ‘Register to Volunteer’ on the top right
• Click on ‘MobilePack Events’ bottom right
• Scroll down to ‘Washington’ and click on ‘Volunteer’ next to the ‘Eastside Fill and Feed’ event
• Near the bottom, Click on ‘JOIN an existing Group or Family’
• In the ‘Join Code’ box enter…

‘133940’ - for session 10:30 AM—12:30 PM - Redmond, WA

...and click ‘Search’

• Group Name: Hiking Backpack Store should pop up with the time of event, then click on ‘Confirm’
• Click on ‘Create an Account’
• Click on ‘Continue’ after filling out information
• Near the bottom you can add additional family members, invite others, etc.
• You may wish to print out this page and you can click on ‘Show Map’ for directions.
• Congratulations!  You have now joined our group and we look forward to seeing you at the Food-Packing Session.

 Who can volunteer for this event:

Your whole family can participate, ages 5 and up. Kids will have fun competing in this event. (Just be sure to add their names to the list if they are in the same household)

 On average:  $52.00 (216 meals) worth of food is packaged per volunteer in the 2 hour session.

 So how many children's lives can we save in just 2 hours?  “I believe just 1 would be worth it.”

Doug

 As a thank you for helping us achieve this goal, we will raffle off 2 kids backpacks, 1 for the boys and 1 for the girls, and a $50.00 gift certificate to the adults that can be used anywhere on our site.