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Rise Against Hunger event a success

Mike and Judy Hall of Grace United Methodist Church coordinate the event annually. They are shown (l-r) with Stone McDavitt and Bill Thomas of Rise Against Hunger. TED PFIRRMANN PHOTOS
Ted Pfirrmann
March 20, 2025

Grace United Methodist Church of Millsboro, in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger, held the third annual Community Wide Food Packaging Event March 8 at Sussex Central High School in Georgetown.

About 350 volunteers packaged 80,068 meals heading to South Sudan. Having packed just shy of their anticipated 100,000-meal goal, the groups still have bragging rights, as they were 20 volunteers short, but beat last year’s total by 5,068 meals.

“This is the third year we’ve opened this up to the whole Sussex community. In those past three years, we have packed approximately 250,000 meals,” said Mike Hall, who facilitates the event with his wife Judy.

Financial support for the food and shipping costs to get meals to needy children was provided by Grace United Methodist Church, Millsboro; St. John's United Methodist Church, Seaford; Mountaire; Community Bank Delaware; Long Neck, Georgetown-Millsboro and Lewes-Rehoboth Beach Rotary Clubs, and the GFWC Women's Club of Indian River.

For more information, go to gracechurchmillsboro.com and riseagainsthunger.org.

 

People gather from all walks of life to package the meals heading to South Sudan.
Meal packets are ready to go into the boxes for shipping. Each packet contains rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables, and a micronutrient packet containing 20 essential vitamins and minerals.
Volunteering from St. Martha’s Episcopal Church of Bethany Beach are (l-r) John McElbey, Meg Robertie and Fran McElbey.
One of the many pallets of food being shipped to South Sudan.
Bill Thomas of Rise Against Hunger holds the gong as Eli Rhodenizer, 10, strikes it to mark 5,000 meals prepared.
Dehydrated vegetables are ready to be packaged.
Mike Hanson, left, of the Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary poses for a photo with Katie Millard, president of the Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary.
Braden Rion Starr, 8, gathers meals with the help of her puppy.
Sienna Serpico is all smiles as she delivers meals to be packaged.
Brian Sullivan, left, and Wendy Palmer represent Community Bank Delaware with pride.

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