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ANN ARBOR, Mich., February 10, 2010 - In the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009, Concordia University Ann Arbor (CUAA) held Tool Time, a gathering for church youth groups throughout the state of Michigan. While here, the youth participated in a food-kit packing event in connection with the nonprofit Kids Against Hunger (KAH). During the fall event, the group packed 15,000 meals, and during the spring event, 12,500 meals were packed. Roughly one-third of the food packed went into a warehouse and was stored for disaster relief. Within hours of the earthquake in Haiti, KAH began making arrangements with the United Nations to provide food for the citizens of Haiti. On February 3, a U.S. Navy helicopter delivered the food that was packed at CUAA.
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| U.S. Navy helicopter delivers food kits |
A Michigan resident, who was deployed to assist in the humanitarian effort, saw that the boxes arrived from his home state and contacted the KAH office with the information and pictures of the food drop.
To view additional photos from the KAH food kit drop in Haiti, visit the CUAA Flickr photo set.
To learn more about KAH’s efforts, please visit http://www.kidsagainsthunger.org/ or contact the Great Lakes Coalition of KAH at (248) 336-2559. To learn more about CUAA and its youth gathering events, contact Bob McKinney, director of spiritual life, at (734) 995-7328 or mckinr@cuaa.edu.
Media Contact:
Seth Hinz
Media Relations Manager
Concordia University Ann Arbor
hinzs@cuaa.edu
Phone: (734) 995-7320
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About Concordia:
Concordia University Ann Arbor is a private, Christian liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Concordia offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an environment focused on the individual student. Concordia is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Concordia’s Family Life Program is approved by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). The athletics program has helped Concordia receive the recognition of a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character institution. Concordia is located at 4090 Geddes Road in Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, visit: www.cuaa.edu |
