On Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon, Bethlehem United Methodist Church (BUMC) in Moneta will join the national effort ‘Rise Against Hunger’ and take a day to help feed the hungry. BUMC has set a goal to prepare 10,000 meals and is looking for volunteers and donations to help achieve the mission.
‘Rise Against Hunger’ works in countries worldwide to fight hunger, targeting communities facing high rates of food insecurity.
BUMC will have small teams working together to bag products—measuring out rice, soy and dehydrated vegetables. The bags will be heat sealed then moved to the packing tables where labels are affixed. Next, the bags will be placed on a gridded mat to easily know how many fit in a box, then transferred to a packing box, taped up and moved to a pallet…