Peachtree Ridge Soccer Teams Pack 55,000+
Meals During "From Hunger to Hope" Shift
!! CHICKEN - VEGGIES - SOY - RICE !!
"True Happiness Comes When You Do Something Nice For Someone Else"
Zig Ziglar
The Peachtree Ridge High School Soccer Teams had a great time on Saturday, March 26th, at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds preparing more than 55,000 (!) meals during the "From Hunger to Hope" weekend being sponsored by local Sugarloaf United Methodist Church and international organization "Feed My Starving Children". The meals will be shipped all over the world to hungry children.
After a pre-event lunch sponosred by the Booster Club, VisibilityRx and McAlister's Deli, the Lions arrived at the fairgrounds ready to get to work. Seventy-Four players and 16 adult volunteers participated in what was a fast paced, fun-filled afternoon.
The event was extremely well-organized. "Once we learned what to do and how to do it, the kids just took over," stated Lions Athletic Director and Girl's Varsity Coach Bill Holleman.
Players were assigned to packing stations and worked in teams. Each packing station was alive with energy as the station team's scooped, bagged, weighed and sealed more than 55,000 meals - cheering, listening to great tunes, and having a blast along the way! "That was really fun," said Coach Lisa York, "North Gwinnett Who?" Coach York was referring to the North Gwinnett Bulldog Football Team that had also packaged meals during a two-hour shift the night before. The Bulldogs set a high bar, packing some 50,000 meals during their shift. "That was all we needed," said York, "nothing like a little Region 7 rivalry to get the kids pumped!" 55,000 meals later, the Lions had achieved their objective and outperformed every other shift during the weekend!
Each meal contained chicken powder, dehydrated vegetables, soy for protein, and rice. When opened and boiled, each packed meal provides six servings of 1-cup each. The meal contents have been scientifically validated to sustain and nourish kids who are starving and have reached a malnourished condition. "We learned that you cannot just send these children food," said Girl's Varsity Player Katey Lippitt, "their bodies have reached a point that they may not be able to process it. So the contents are extremely important. It is supposed to taste like Rice-A-Roni!"
WELL DONE - LIONS!
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