NewsDecember 11, 2010

Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church gathered in shifts at West Park Mall Saturday, December 11, 2010 to fill MannaPacks for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
From left, Karsyn Connell, Bill Knepp, Jeff Connell, and Ceylon Herath fill a MannaPack at their station Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com From left, Karsyn Connell, Bill Knepp, Jeff Connell, and Ceylon Herath fill a MannaPack at their station Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Konitha Bailey dances to background music while waiting for a MannaPack to weigh Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Konitha Bailey dances to background music while waiting for a MannaPack to weigh Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Tara Lang holds the MannaPack bag as Parker Quade tops it off with a cup of rice Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Tara Lang holds the MannaPack bag as Parker Quade tops it off with a cup of rice Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
From left, Ryandi Timmons, Kathy Wolz, Carolyn Pickens, and Sarah Bowles work as a team to fill MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com From left, Ryandi Timmons, Kathy Wolz, Carolyn Pickens, and Sarah Bowles work as a team to fill MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
MannaPack boxes wait to be filled by volunteers Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com MannaPack boxes wait to be filled by volunteers Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Kathy White, left, and Cassandra Taylor seal and organize MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Kathy White, left, and Cassandra Taylor seal and organize MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Linda Belote, left, and Julie Farrow apply labels to MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Linda Belote, left, and Julie Farrow apply labels to MannaPacks Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Completed MannaPacks are boxed up to be sent to their destinations Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Completed MannaPacks are boxed up to be sent to their destinations Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Parker Quade adds a cup of rice to the MannaPack held by his mother Brandy Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Parker Quade adds a cup of rice to the MannaPack held by his mother Brandy Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Ingredients for MannaPacks are delivered to each station Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Ingredients for MannaPacks are delivered to each station Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Joel Howells instructs volunteers Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Joel Howells instructs volunteers Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com
Madelyn Bourner and her mother Amanda seal a MannaPack Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Madelyn Bourner and her mother Amanda seal a MannaPack Saturday, December 11, 2010 at West Park Mall. Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau prepared individual dried meals called a MannaPack for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children. Each pack contains rice, extruded soy nuggets, 20 vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
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Hundreds of volunteers from La Croix United Methodist Church gathered in shifts at West Park Mall Saturday, December 11, 2010 to fill MannaPacks for the nonprofit Christian organization Feed My Starving Children.

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