Every year around the Labor Day Weekend time, there is an event called Meals From the Heartland. Bob and I have participated several years and decided to make the drive down to Des Moines again this year. We worked 2 two hour shifts packaging meals to be sent all over the world. The goal this year was 5 million meals, and they met the goal. It's an amazing event. You work with a team of about 10 people. In a plastic bag, we put in a soy product, rice, dried veggies, and a vitamin powder. Then we hot seal it and pack it. You get to meet some interesting people and feel good that you're making a difference in someone's life by providing food. They also take donations to cover the cost of the ingredients and the shipping, etc. so we always like to make a donation as well. It's a small thing for us to do, but when combined with the efforts of others, it becomes a huge. thing.
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