They are too young to vote and too young to drive, but these students are proving you are never too young to make a difference, one packed meal at a time. The Sanibel School’s Interact club travelled to Bonita Springs to help pack food for the Christian non-profit organization Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The Sanibel School middle school students helped hand-pack 169 boxes of food which equals out to 36,504 meals to feed 100 children one meal a day for a year. These meals are specifically designed to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition, allowing children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential.
Feed My Starving Children works through donations to fund the meal ingredients. Volunteers hand-pack the meals. Meals are then donated to FMSC food partners around the world, where kids are fed and lives are saved! Feed My Starving Children has sent food to 110 countries since March 2009.
Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs and bring together young people ages 12-18 to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. The Sanibel School’s Interact club is funded by the Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club. The name “Interact” is a blend of words “international” and “action”, reflecting the club’s mission to inspire students to take meaningful action both locally and internationally.
To learn more about the Sanibel Captiva Rotary Club join us for breakfast every Friday morning at 7:30 AM at the Sanibel Community House, or visit our website, www.sanibelrotary.org.
Caption: Sanibel School’s Interact Club members packing food for Feed My Starving Children
Front row: Harrison and Gabby McNeilus
Second row: Edna Dykhuizen, Sanibel School Middle School Social Studies teacher, Simon List, Yardley Wiesen, Eliza Samph, Avalon Vinciguerra, Ally Flynt
