Home / Eagle Eye, Events, News / On February 3, Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Will Set Aside 2 Hours to Stop Global Hunger Related Deaths for 2 Days!

By now, most of the MBCA community knows that we are poised to set a record.  Inspired by the service example of MBCA student Emily Carden, the 160-student middle school will attempt to package 50,000 vitamin-enriched meals, enough to stop global hunger related deaths for two days.  That in itself is a lofty goal, but to add an additional challenge, the students have committed to accomplishing this in 2 hours. 160 students/50,000 bags/2 hours = one bag packed every 6.9 seconds. According to the Stop Hunger Now organization, which will be providing the meal contents and packaging material, this is unprecedented.  Never before has any student organization attempted or accomplished such a goal.

In an action packed, frenetic event on Feb. 3, 2012 from 11:00AM-1:00PM, MBCA middle school students will come together in service to meet this timed challenge.  The assembly process combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix including 21 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packages. These meal packages will then be shipped around the world to support school feeding programs and crisis relief. The food stores easily, transports quickly and has a shelf life of five years. Not only is the MBCA community embracing this mission, the Academy is getting a tremendous response from the local community and the media. WFSH (The FISH) radio will be on site during the event to generate enthusiasm and encouragement for the middle school students’ efforts.  Since the Academy will be funding this program at a cost of $13,500, the MBCA staff and faculty suggested that the whole school get behind a fundraising effort to offset the cost of purchasing the supplies and meal contents. As a result, all students, staff, and faculty have been collecting M&M tubes filled with quarters. To date, we have raised $3,718. If interested in contributing to this extraordinary effort, please send donations in to Lane Sims, Business Manager.