500 Volunteers to Package 100,000 Meals on Jan. 28 to Help Fight World Hunger  
Nashville, TN — More than 500 Nashvillians will team up with Rise Against Hunger, formerly Stop Hunger Now, at 1 pm on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 3701 Hillsboro Pike, to package 100,000 meals for people suffering from malnutrition around the world. This event is open to the general public.
The church has packaged 420,000 meals to date and will be hitting a major milestone of half a million meals at its 5th annual event. Not only is the church a repeat host for holding meal packaging events, but are proven advocates of the chronically malnourished and have introduced new volunteers to the movement around Tennessee and beyond.
Rise Against Hunger meal packaging events are a volunteer-based program that coordinates the streamlined packaging of highly nutritious dehydrated meals comprised of rice, soy, vegetables and 23 essential vitamins and minerals. Last year,Rise Against Hunger’s Nashville operation packaged over 900,000 meals with 40 groups across the state including the United Way, AIG, JT Moore Middle School, and Austin Peay State University.
Around the world, nearly 795 million people lack adequate food. According to the World Food Programme, one in nine people in the world still suffer from hunger. Last year, Rise Against Hunger meals nourished 489,911 lives. Meals are used to support development programs such as school lunch programs, vocational training, and early childhood development programs, orphanages and medical clinics.
Last year, more than 353,000 volunteers from corporations, churches, schools and civic organizations packaged Rise Against Hunger meals.  Rise Against Hunger operates meal packaging locations in 20 cities throughout the U.S. and five international locations in South Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Italy, and India. The Nashville location opened in 2016. For more information, contact Nashville Program Manager Eric Taft at [email protected] and register at CalvaryFeeds.org.
About Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is driven by the vision of a world without hunger in our lifetime. With program locations in 20 U.S. cities and five international affiliates, Rise Against Hunger coordinated the packaging and distribution of nutrient rich meals to 37 countries worldwide in 2015, providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, meeting immediate nutritional needs today, and empowering strong, resilient communities tomorrow. Join us at www.riseagainsthungerindia.org  to help end world hunger.
About Calvary United Methodist Church
Calvary United Methodist Church seeks to transform the world by Worshiping God, Following Jesus, Loving You, and Serving All. Celebrating 75 years in 2017, Calvary welcomes you to visit in person or learn more at calvaryumc.com