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Wisconsin Farmers Aid More Than 600,000 Hungry Kids

May 26, 2017

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Wisconsin Farmers Aid More Than 600,000 Hungry Kids

Making a commitment to alleviate world hunger, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) and the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary (WPGA) are once again sponsoring a potato-meal packing event to help feed hungry children all over the globe.

 

Following highly successful events the past five years, members of the Wisconsin potato industry along with their families and friends, will gather at the Noel Hangar at the Stevens Point Municipal Airport on Saturday, June 17 to pack 100,000 servings of MannaPack™ Potato meals, developed by the non-profit Christian charitable organization, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC).  MannaPack Potato servings are formulated to prevent starvation in children using dehydrated potatoes, vitamins and minerals. Approximately $24,000 will be raised to fund the 100,000 meal packs.

 

“The MannaPacks were created to be easily digested by young malnourished children,” said Ali Carter, Vice President of the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary and event coordinator. “In particular the Potato-W formula we are packing at the event supplies that very needed nourishment when other forms of food, including the MannaPack Rice formula, are not an option. This is an incredible opportunity to come together as an industry and as a community to impact the lives of these children in a profound way.”

 

Carter said the ingredients are purchased entirely through the generosity of donors.  With each FMSC meal costing only 24 cents to produce, and 92% of all donations going directly to the feeding program, gifts of all sizes go a long way in the fight against world hunger. A total of 320 volunteers will be working two-hour shifts throughout the day.

 

“Giving the gift of your time is very rewarding,” said Paula Houlihan, President of the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary and event coordinator.  “It’s a simple, but powerful process.  We offer volunteers the choice of where they want to donate their time, whether it’s filling bags, sealing packs, refilling ingredients or stacking filled boxes for shipping.  We also continuously show a video from FMSC about the potato packs and stories about the children who benefit from them.  It’s very moving.”

 

Members of the Wisconsin potato industry have been strong supporters of the FMSC meal packing program since the idea was introduced six years ago. Mike Carter, CEO of Bushmans’, Inc., Rosholt, heard about the program through the United States Potato Board, and has spearheaded the fundraising efforts in Wisconsin.

“We are thankful to the WPVGA and the Auxiliary for their generous donations of both time and money toward this incredible event,” Carter said.  “Bushmans’, Inc. will continue to support this meal-packing event and we are grateful for all the other potato industry members who participate financially as well as through volunteering.  This event really shines a spotlight on the generous nature of our industry.  We are truly making a difference in the lives of thousands of less fortunate people.”

In the last five years, the Wisconsin potato industry has helped pack and distribute over 600,000 meals to hungry children around the globe.

Here is the direct link to the Wisconsin Potato MobilePack volunteer registration and donation page:

https://give.fmsc.org/stevens-point/events/1706-080wau-stevens-point-wi-wi-potato-mobilepack/e118143

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