Volunteer with your colleagues for an afternoon of meal packaging at Meals from the Heartland. We’ll package meals from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 13 at the Heartland Facility, 357 Lincoln St., West Des Moines. Volunteers are encouraged to help clean up after the shift, then mingle with colleagues at The Tavern Restaurant.

Please register through Eventbrite before April 6. Direct any questions about the event to Heidi Weiss at heidi.weiss@drake.edu. All volunteers are automatically entered into the 2018 All Staff Council parking pass drawing.

When you package meals, you’re helping thousands of hungry people throughout the world. Meals are transported directly to locations where people are undernourished or starving. Not only are you helping people in need, but meal packaging is also a fun, easy way to volunteer and get to know other staff members. You may be able to use your Community Service Leave Form for this event—check with your manager to see if this is an option.

If you can’t make it to the event, but would like to participate in some way, you may donate directly to Meals From the Heartland on their website. And of course, you can continue to bring in non-perishable items to be placed in the Little Food Pantries located on and around the Drake campus. For more information, review the ASC Hunger Fight Flyer.

— Heidi Weiss, University Advancement/All Staff Council