Date/Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Grace UMC, Skinker and Waterman (lower level)
On Saturday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m., Grace UMC (Skinker and Waterman) will host a community-wide food packing event to pack 2,400 meal kits (14,400 meals) for Midwest Mission to distribute to international destinations. In previous years, meal kits have been distributed through Food For The Poor, which distributes food in 17 different Latin and Caribbean countries.
Children in first grade or older may participate in the food packing (although those younger than 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). When signing up, please provide the ages of all participants under 13 and the names of any family members or other individuals with whom you would like to work so that we can place related participants on the same team. There may be others on that team also because each team consists of 10 participants.
Childcare for children not yet in first grade will also be provided if needed. Parents who want to participate and bring children who are not yet in first grade are asked to note their names and ages when they sign up so that we can plan childcare.
Please complete the form at www.graceumc-stl.org/food-packing by Tuesday, September 16 to add your name to the list of participants.
Note: If your plans change after you register, please let us know. We assign participants to teams and determine the equipment needed based on the number of participants. The event runs less smoothly when we have last minute no-shows. This event is subject to capacity limits so we may close registration when we reach capacity.
