Lawrenceburg Rotarians Pack Over 10,000 Meals To Feed The Hungry

Over 40 Rotarians, family, and friends joined together at Lawrenceburg Rotary Park on Saturday, March 16, 2019 to assemble meal packets for distribution to the hungry. The Lawrenceburg Rotary Club partnered with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030.

The project consisted of assembling dehydrated food packages containing rice, soy, mixed vegetables, and a vitamin packet capable of feeding up to six people. The Lawrenceburg Rotary Club purchased food and supplies through Rise Against Hunger which also provided workstations and guidance on how to efficiently package the items. Rise Against Hunger will consolidate locally assembled packages with output from similar events, then ship overseas to a disaster area or other sustainable program where food is needed.

Event coordinator Maria Santini stated “After participating in one of these events at our Rotary District Conference in Nashville, I wondered if Lawrenceburg Rotary could do such a project on its own. Our club’s Board of Directors agreed to fund the project and we found enthusiastic support from our club’s membership. Today’s event was a great example of Rotarians working together in order to serve humanity”.

The Lawrenceburg Rotary Club is a member of Rotary International, an organization consisting of 1.2 million Rotarians in over 35,000 clubs operating in 200 countries and regions across the globe. The local club manages the Middle Tennessee District Fair and numerous other projects in Lawrenceburg and Lawrence County, Tennessee.