ImpactLives Corn Palace Food Drive in Mitchell SD

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All day Saturday and into the evening, the Corn Palace took on the appearance of a culinary school and the sounds of a cheer camp.

But thanks to Mitchells efforts, the world is now 330,068 meals closer to making an impact on world hunger.

For the communitys first large-scale meal-packing event, 1,100 volunteers turned out to scoop dried ingredients, wear funny hats and cry Whoo! each time they filled a box of food bound for hungry people overseas.

Sponsored by the nonprofit group ImpactLives, the event will feed 1 million Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic. One box, which contains 216 meals, is estimated to feed a family of six one meal a day for six months. Fifty-four dollars pays for supplies and shipping of one box.

To learn more about ImpactLives 5 Million Meals Campaign go to http://www.impactlives.org

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• Haitian Refugees
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