(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