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Due to pandemic restrictions, the Ithaca MobilePack was not able to be held in 2020 or 2021. For more information on planning for an event in 2022, as well as ways to support Feed My Starving Children in the meantime, see the Ithaca MobilePack website.
2019 MobilePack
A huge thank you to all who helped with the tenth Ithaca MobilePack for Feed My Starving Children hosted by St. Catherine’s September 25–29, 2019! The event was a great success, with 349,920 meals packed by roughly 1,500 volunteers of all ages from many parts of the Ithaca community. These meals will feed 958 children a meal a day for one year—wow! Through fundraising over the course of the year and donations coming in during the event, the MobilePack Steering Committee raised the necessary $84,000 to cover the cost of the pack. Many of our parishioners contributed in important ways by helping with setup, cleanup, checking in volunteers, packing food, working on logistics behind the scenes, donating money, and general enthusiasm and support. Thank you, St. Catherine’s!
MobilePack Information
Ithaca congregations work together to host a MobilePack each fall for Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization that packs and ships meals to distribution partners worldwide. Volunteers hand-pack nutritious MannaPack meals specifically designed to reverse malnutrition, then FMSC distributes them around the world to people in dire need. Volunteers of all ages pack the food in two-hour shifts over a weekend. It's the most fun you can have in a hairnet!
