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 Oct. 28 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 to sign up via this Eventbrite link before Oct. 21, and feel free to direct any questions about the event to brett.niederhauser@drake.edu. All volunteers are automatically entered into the 2017 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 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. ASC will not be organizing a food drive this winter, so this could be a great opportunity for you or your department to donate in another way!

For more information, review the ASC Hunger Fight Flyer.

Hope to see you there.

—All Staff Council