VHUMC to host Stop Hunger Now event

Members of the Vestavia Hills and Hoover communities are coming together at this year’s Stop Hunger Now meal packing event.

The event, which brings volunteers together to pack around 285,000 meals to be distributed around the world, will be held at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church from April 17 to April 19. Members of VHUMC, Bluff Park United Methodist and other Birmingham residents are expected to attend.

“This is our second time to host Stop Hunger Now, and lots of people from the Vestavia and Hoover communities have been working all year to prepare for it,” said Bo Porter, team leader for the event. “It is a fun way for each and every person ages 4 and up to be in service.”

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that coordinates distribution of food and other resources to families and children in need. The meals packed by volunteers at this year’s event include rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix with vitamins and minerals. Each meal costs 29 cents and has a shelf-life of two years, according to a press release. 

The meal packing event is open to the public. Shifts start Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. and continue through Tuesday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m. For more information or to register, visit vhumc.org.