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Los Angeles Made a Million Meals for Haiti

Submitted by Kathy Lovin on March 15, 2010 – 3 Comments

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Major Bob Rudd does the 1 millionth meal countdown!

They came by twos and threes and in groups of as many as 12 to help starving people in Haiti. On March 12th – the 2-month anniversary of the deadly quake – and March 13th, more than 1,500 volunteers gave four hours of their day to pack nutrient rich meals at a Salvation Army warehouse in Bell, California.

Numana, our ministry partner, provided the food, the packing equipment and the know-how and The Salvation Army staff prepared the site and recruited the volunteers.

A few members of each team of 12 poured rice, soy protein, seasoning and vitamin powder into specially-prepared plastic bags. Others weighed and sealed the bags while two or three patted them down so they’d fit into shipping-ready boxes.

After 24 hours of focused meal packing activity we managed to finish our 1 millionth meal at three minutes before our 8 o’clock deadline! Once the last of the provisions was carefully bagged and packed, the official meal count came to 1,022,736.

Thank you to everyone who helped make it possible for one million hungry Haitian people to have a healthy meal.

Here’s a photo slideshow of the event for you to enjoy:

Photo credit: John Docter, Salvation Army USA Western Territory

Also, click here to see the YouTube playlist of short videos of the Million Meals for Haiti event produced by our very own Melody Paton, Public Relations intern extraordinaire!

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The Salvation Army's Expect Change Blog » Major Milestone Reached says:

May 3, 2010 at

[...] Click below for more on our work to help people in Haiti. Los Angeles meal packing event stories / photos / videos San Francisco meal packing event stories / photos / [...]
The Salvation Army's Expect Change Blog » San Francisco packs 1 million meals for Haiti in 24 hours says:

April 26, 2010 at

[...] partner in this life-saving effort is Numana Inc., headquartered in Kansas. Click here and here for other stories on this blog about The Salvation Army and Numana and their work together to feed [...]
» Blog Archive » Los Angeles Volunteers Help Haiti in Big Way says:

March 16, 2010 at

[...] Army Western Territory has more information about the event and some great photos, so be sure to check out their blog! And THANK YOU to all the volunteers who worked so hard to package 1 million meals for Haiti. We [...]