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THE BIG GIVE
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Omaha Against Hunger engages in the fight against hunger by incorporating volunteers in hands-on food packaging events producing highly nutritious meals that are distributed locally and internationally to people in need.
» 26-foot box truck with power lift gate » Power Pallet Jack » 50 pound bags of rice at $15.89/bag. Each bag helps in creating 550 meals. Contact us for information. » Sponsors for school meal packing programs » Businesses, churches, sports teams, scouts, and community groups of 10 – 500 people to join us in the fight against hunger by donating time and resources to package meals with Omaha Against Hunger
UPCOMING EVENTS Phase II Pack-a-Pallet Campaign Sept. 15-Nov. 15, 2016
BACKGROUND
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PAY IT FORWARD
Omaha Against Hunger is a non-profit humanitarian relief organization. We are a volunteerdriven effort to package and distribute Kids Against Hunger’s highly nutritious food to starving people around the world, and to food-insecure people in our community through food pantries and food banks. An Omaha Against Hunger Packing Event combines charitable giving, volunteerism, team building, and fun, all while contributing “hands-on,” in helping people in need.
» From June 2015 through June 2016, 4,617 people volunteered to package over one million highly nutritious meals that were distributed right here in the Heartland, in Haiti, and in Mali, Africa. » During Phase I of our 2016 Pack-a-Pallet Campaign, 1,280 volunteers packed 304,334 servings of the nutritious meals we package. » Once packaged, the food is picked up by our partners, Food Bank for the Heartland and Orphan Grain Train, for distribution to hungry people in the Heartland and to starving people in Haiti.
» A $54 donation provides a box of 216 meals at just 25 cents per meal. » With a $540 donation, 10 volunteers can package 2,160 servings of highly nutritious meals in one hour. » With a $1,728 donation, 30 volunteers can package a full pallet of 7,182 meals in 90 minutes. » A sponsorship of $6,250 supports a partnership with Heartland schools to provide students with information about world hunger and local food-insecurity, and a handson food packaging experience for the students, allowing them to package a total of 25,000 meals.
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Business and Church Holiday Meal Packing Events December 2016
OMAHA AGAINST HUNGER 2544 S. 156th Circle Omaha, NE 68130 402-960-9574
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