Volunteer with Us!

On Tuesday, December 28^th, Stacey M Design, along with several friends, will volunteer at Feed My Starving Children, in Aurora, IL. It will be the 3^rd consecutive year that Stacey M Design and friends worked at the Aurora location of the Minnesota-based nonprofit.

Feed My Starving Children works tirelessly to provide food to children around the world. Volunteers hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. The food packs are then shipped overseas and distributed to children.

I enjoy working with FMSC not only because of its mission. But I also enjoy it because children are encouraged to volunteer. As a mom it has always been important to me for my son to grow up understanding that not all people have the necessities of life that we enjoy and often take for granted. Volunteering at FMSC helps kids understand the role they can play in solving global problems. Before the food packing begins, staff of FMSC explains to the volunteers about its mission and present a video that shows the dire situation of malnourished children and the amazing transformation of the children once they receive food provided by FMSC.

Today I was particularly excited to hear this from my friend, Hazel, who volunteered last year along with her 6 year old son:

“Nikolas has to do an oral presentation this week on something they did for another person and how it made them feel. He is choosing to speak about the time he went to Feed My Starving Children and helped make food for those children in need. Looking forward to it again this holiday season!! Thanks for including us--apparently, it did have an impact!”

Overall the experience is moving and enriching. I invite those in the Aurora/Naperville area to join us on December 29^th. If you would like to volunteer with us, please let me know by posting a note on Facebook.

If you cannot join us on the 29^th, please check out FMSC’s website for volunteer opportunities across the country.