I enjoyed being part of the efforts and contributions of our Rose Scholars student group helping our local Ithaca community by packing meals to avoid hunger among the needy. It was fun to work in groups to pack scoops of rice and soy, powder protein and vegetables,  as non-perishable food items at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, where the event was hosted this year. We volunteered as part of the 9th Ithaca MobilePack, held October 10-14, 2018.  It was rewarding to learn that with our small volunteering contribution we helped accomplish the following:

* 349,920 meals packed at a cost of $76,982.40 (22 cents per meal)

* 958 children fed a meal a day for a year

Let’s keep our volunteering helping others throughout this Holiday Season, no matter where we go to celebrate it, we can always reach out to those less privilege than us.