(KLZA)-- Community members, the Nemaha County, Nebraska, Ministerial Association, numerous Peru State staff, student groups and athletic teams gathered in the Al Wheeler Activity Center October 5 to package over 44,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger. Peru State organized the event in partnership with the Nemaha County Ministerial Association, led by Pastor Ken Miller, who raise $11,000 in funds to support the effort.
Kids Against Hunger is a non-profit Omaha-based national organization whose goal is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the U.S. and to feed starving children throughout the world. The meals packaged at Peru State by nearly 300 volunteers will be shipped to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Groups who volunteered or contributed:
Nemaha County Ministerial Association
Peru Community Church
Nemaha County Rotary Club
Auburn Girl Scouts
Peru State College Psych Club
Auburn United Methodist Church Youth Group
Auburn United Methodist Church
Southeast Nebraska People First
Community members
Peru State College Campus Services
Peru State College Men¹s Basketball Team
Peru State College School of Education
Peru State College Student Success Services
Peru Student Education Association
Peru State College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
Peru State College Actions in Motion (a chapter of the Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry organization) Peru State College Volleyball Team
Peru State College Student Ambassadors
Peru State College Baseball Team
Peru State College Rotoract Club
Peru State College Women¹s Basketball Team
Peru State College Cross Country Team
Peru State College Softball Team
Peru State College Football Team
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