Feed My Starving Children® and Pinecrest Academy has proudly announced that 700 volunteers from the Pinecrest Academy and the Forsyth County community will serve together at the Feed My Starving Children® MobilePack™ Event. Founded in 1987, Feed My Starving Children® (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit organization committed to feeding God’s children and their families across the globe. They provide nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. FMSC meals are hand-packed by volunteers and sent to a network of partner organizations who distribute them to those in need. Nearly 1.2 million volunteers packed more than 333 million FMSC meals in 2017. More than 90 percent of total donations go directly to feed kids.
The event which is slated to be held at Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming, GA 30041 on Sunday, December 16, 3-5pm, is expected to have volunteers arrive at 2:30pm to check in and receive their blue hair nets and table assignments.
Children (ages 5 and up) and adults gather in a large facility and work as a team to hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and FMSC ships these meals to distribution partners. Meals reach nearly 70 countries around the world. Last year, over 500 Pinecrest Academy volunteers packed 114,264 meals.
To help pay for the cost of the food, volunteers for the Pinecrest Academy MobilePack™ event were asked to make a $30 donation per volunteer. The school also held fundraising activities via fun competitions between the Lower, Middle, and High Schools, bringing the total donation for this MobilePack™ event to over $20,000.
The mission of Pinecrest Academy is to form Christian leaders who will transform society. Pinecrest challenges students to use their gifts in service to others, and seeks to provide opportunities for the entire family to serve together. This is the third year Pinecrest has partnered with FMSC for a MobilePack™ event, during which parents, children, grandparents, aunts uncles, cousins, and neighbors have joined together to serve in an impactful way.
700 volunteers of all ages, working side-by-side to pack more than 100,000 meals, and then gathering at the close of the packing event to pray over all of the boxes. All are outfitted in light blue hair nets and gloves. View photos by Whitelake Studio from the 2017 MobilePack™ event.
Those who wish to support FMSC financially may donate by visiting the web site at www.fmsc.org. To learn more about how to participate in a MobilePack™ event, click on the Volunteer button on the home page.
About Pinecrest Academy:
Pinecrest Academy is a private, Pre-K3 through 12, college preparatory Catholic school, located in South Forsyth, a northern suburb of Atlanta, GA. We provide an atmosphere of academic rigor and critical thinking, while offering Christ-centered personalized attention to our students. Pinecrest implements the philosophy of Integral Formation®, developing the human, intellectual, spiritual, and apostolic dimensions of the whole child. Pinecrest is a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School, the only PreK-12 school in the State of Georgia to receive this award. Over fifty percent of our faculty hold advanced degrees, and we maintain a one hundred percent high school graduation rate. Our Lower School consists of class sizes of 20 or less, allowing for more teacher-child interaction. Middle and High School students dedicate 20-30 hours per year to service projects, as part of our mission to develop Christian leaders who will transform society. Pinecrest is located at 955 Peachtree Parkway in Cumming.
To learn more, visit www.pinecrestacademy.org or call (770) 888-4477.
Media ContactCompany Name: Pinecrest Academy Contact Person: Vivian HeardEmail: Send EmailPhone: (770) 888-4477Country: United StatesWebsite: www.pinecrestacademy.org
