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Perry Lutheran
Homes served as the host organization for a “Meals from the
Heartland” meal packing event for the fourth year on Wednesday, May 1.
These meals feed undernourished people primarily in third world countries.

With the help of 300 volunteers in 7 hours, 30,024
meal packs were made on May 1. When combined with another 30,024 in 2018,
24,192 in 2017, and 22,680 in 2016, the four-year total surpasses the 100,000
meal packs complete mark. A grand total of 106,920 meal packs were complete
helping 641,520 people in need.

In addition to
the meal-packing event, 300 volunteers learned about

Perry
Lutheran Homes is looking for another 280 volunteers to reach the whopping
100,000 total meal packs complete mark on May 1, 2019. The meal packing event
will take place on Wednesday, May 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Perry
Lutheran Homes’ Willis Campus located at 2323 Willis Ave, Perry, IA. This year
will mark final year packaging another 30,000 meals in one day for a combined
four-year total of over 100,000 meal packs complete helping over 600,000 undernourished
people in need across the US and in third world countries.

 “Our residents, staff and community

30,024 meals packed in 7 hours with 300 volunteers!

A life of purpose and meaning is how we live at Perry Lutheran Home’s Main campus and Spring Valley campus! Our residents and tenants serve together with schools, community service organizations, churches, businesses, families and more!

Perry Lutheran Home served as the host organization for a “Meals from the Heartland” event. This event took place on Wednesday, April 4 at Main Campus. Residents, tenants, staff, organizations, service clubs, students, and community members worked alongside one another to package meals. These meals feed undernourished