In high school, I would volunteer at soup kitchens every other weekend, so I was very excited to volunteer with Feed My Starving Children, which shares similar motives. Because I wasn’t feeling too well due to my allergies, I couldn’t participate in the food packaging portion. Instead, I labeled the packaging with expiration date labels for two hours. Something I found really surprising is that the food we were preparing that day could last until October 2021, which is the year most of us graduate. I hadn’t heard about Feed My Starving Children before this event, but I think it’s incredible how science can be used to formulate food that provides enough nutrients for malnourished children and can also be kept for so long. Something that was emphasized at the event that a mere 23 cents could provide a meal for a child. I think it’s really important for us to always understand how privileged we are and how we are capable of giving back to our community whether it be through manual labor or small donations.