CHARLOTTE — Approximately 1,400 volunteers came together at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte July 9 to pack 336,312 meals for the hungry, part of the parish’s annual World Hunger Drive.
The meal packing event was a collaboration with the local non-profit Servants With a Heart, which also worked with Elevation Church. Over the weekend, the two Charlotte churches packed a total of 1 million meals, which will be distributed to Haiti as well as to local organizations.
The packaged meals are made up of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix which includes 21 essential vitamins and minerals. The food stores easily, has a shelf life of five years and transports easily. The meals are distributed through feeding programs in the schools and villages of developing countries, and given out quickly in crisis situations.
—Photo provided by St. Matthew Church and Servants With a Heart