I am a 13 year old Boy Scout from Troop 285 in Chandler. I would like everyone in the community to know about an awesome organization called Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). FMSC is a non-profit Christian organization that strives to feed hungry children around the world. FMSC originated in Minnesota and has expanded to Illinois and now Arizona. At its warehouse in Tempe, children and adults from the community can volunteer to pack meals specifically made for malnourished children. The meals contain four culturally acceptable ingredients: chicken, veggies, soy, and rice. The meals are shipped to about 70 countries around the world. I have personally volunteered there several times and have helped to raise money to pay for the food they pack. A single meal costs only 22 cents to produce, and 93 percent of all donations to FMSC go directly toward the food program.
My experiences through FMSC have taught me that kids can make a huge difference in the lives of people, even if they are an ocean away. I want to encourage parents to bring their children that are nine or older to volunteer for a 90 minute packing session. All children should learn about world hunger and understand how fortunate they are to have plenty to eat.
Volunteering for an organization like this can help children and adults alike be more generous, caring, and service-minded.
For more information on how to volunteer or donate, please visit www.fmsc.org.
Sean Kigin
Chandler
truth posted at 9:05 am on Tue, Jun 26, 2012.
Sean, the first thing you should check into is the percentage a charity is giving to the needy, many charities give little to those in need.
VofReason posted at 1:00 pm on Tue, Jun 26, 2012.
This is truly an example of why everyone should have faith in our country- the youth are inspired and connect to causes like this. It is sad to think that people are starving in other countries and our own. Whatever we as people can do to help others is worthwhile , especially when geared towards getting those people to the place where they can sustain themselves. Sadly, both here and abraod, we need to question why responsible people would bring new mouths to feed if they cannot feed themselves. Would seem as though assistance should be matched with contraception aid to ensure that responsible people can pospone bringing new mouths until they are able to support them.
VofReason posted at 1:27 pm on Thu, Jun 28, 2012.
And based on "truth"'s past posts, what he really means is don't give any money to (gulp) Christian charities. All they want to do is eat the starving children anyway. Giggle
Engaged Voter posted at 9:48 am on Mon, Jul 2, 2012.
How ironic that Vof...Reason? (if you continue the superstitious drivel posts, perhaps you should consider changing your psuedonym) gives a free pass to this organization simply because they ARE Christian...anyone else sending aid to 70 foriegn countries would get the standard "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME!" reply.
Quite amusing when the hypocrites reveal themsevles. ;)
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