January 11, 2025
Holy Apostles packs 154,078 meals and donates them to project HOPE.
Marking the largest one day event that Feed6/Outreach has had in the Chicagoland area.
On January 11, 2025 Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church hosted its tenth meal packaging event in collaboration with Feed6-Outreach. Over 450 volunteers gathered to pack 154,078 nutritious meals of Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce. Since 2017, Holy Apostles has packaged over 960,000 meals that they have donated to neighbors in need.
From the very young to very old, regardless of size, infirmity, or condition, these dedicated volunteers put on aprons, hairnets, and gloves, and joined hearts and hands in producing nutritious, flavorful meals specifically designed to nurture bodies and lift spirits.
These meals were picked up by Project Hope and distributed to local families in need. The mission of HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement) is to partner with parishes in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago (“Metropolis”) and with local networks to help provide food security and stable housing to those in need.
While food safety and quality were emphasized, the experience was spiritual, enriching, fun, and for many, transformative. Volunteers formed into production lines, assembling meals from bins of pasta and soy, tomato basil sauce packages, and carefully weighing, heat-sealing and then packing into boxes, and when the boxing was complete, joining in a throaty cheer to celebrate their gift of life to those in need.
Thank you Holy Apostles for being a major partner in helping to end hunger.
From the very young to very old, regardless of size, infirmity, or condition, these dedicated volunteers put on aprons, hairnets, and gloves, and joined hearts and hands in producing nutritious, flavorful meals specifically designed to nurture bodies and lift spirits.
These meals were picked up by Project Hope and distributed to local families in need. The mission of HOPE (Humanitarian Outreach and Philanthropic Engagement) is to partner with parishes in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago (“Metropolis”) and with local networks to help provide food security and stable housing to those in need.
While food safety and quality were emphasized, the experience was spiritual, enriching, fun, and for many, transformative. Volunteers formed into production lines, assembling meals from bins of pasta and soy, tomato basil sauce packages, and carefully weighing, heat-sealing and then packing into boxes, and when the boxing was complete, joining in a throaty cheer to celebrate their gift of life to those in need.
Thank you Holy Apostles for being a major partner in helping to end hunger.