Helping Those in Need

If you or someone you know does something to help those in need, we would like to know about it. This way, we can get the word out about all the wonderful things people are doing for others.

You can add to this list by posting in the comments box below. Or, just email us at nutrocon@yahoo.com. Write c/o Helping Those in Need. Please leave your name and email address, person(s) or organization you would like to mention, what and how they help those in need, and contact info for them.

• Local Food Pantries Benefit From Leftover Crops
• Battered and Abused Women and Children and Erie House, Chicago Toy Drive
  
• Donations to Safe Place Shelter for Domestic Abuse, Lake County IL
• Feed My Starving Children -
  There was a mobile packing event at Lake County Fairgrounds this past weekend. The goal was to pack 800,000 meals. A meal for 6 is assembled in a plastic bag and contains a flavoring/nutrition powder, dehydrated vegetables, soy protein, and rice. This has been developed as a food that a malnourished body can handle and thrive on. Also, rice is a universal food that is recognized by all and cooking is not a mystery.
  
  When we finished our 1 1/2 hour shift, they shared pictures of an eight year old boy that arrived at one of their feeding centers weighing 18 pounds! After 17 days, he had a smile. After 6 months, he weighed 73 pounds. A life was saved! Just from our shift, they said 231 children could receive a meal a day for a year. This food goes around the world to places with famine or disasters, where adequate food is not available.
  
  The organization has a permanent packing facility in Naperville and another on the South Side. So it is possible to get involved with this effort throughout the year.