Dana Point Church Volunteers Make Meals for Children of Haiti

(Editor's Note: Thanks to reader Meg Waters for contributing this story and photos.)

On April 28, 175 members of packed more than 80,000 meal-packs for the children of Haiti.

In addition: 

• About $20,000 was donated by people of South Shores over five weeks; double the original goal of providing 40,000 meal packs.
• The meal packs include rice, soy and other grains which would feed a child for five days.
• All ages represented – from six to 89 in the 2 1/2 hour "packing event."
• Many friends, neighbors, and others from community joined in.
• Meals will be combined with other campaigns and sent over to partner orphanages in Haiti by end of month.