FORaMeal Volunteer packing with students and Rotaractors at University of Melbourne on UN Day of Youth.

In person only event.

Join Rotaractors and Rotary Melbourne for an evening of rewarding volunteering, creating food packs FORaMEAL...

ALL ARE WELCOME!

DETAILS
Times:

Preparation: 4.30pm – 5.45pm (arrive at 4.30pm)

Packing: 6.00pm – 7.30pm (arrive at 5.55pm)

Packup: 7.30pm

Venue: University of Melbourne, Market Hall

Price: $15 (donation to FORaMEAL) / FREE for Students/Rotaractors

Post Event: Food & Drinks post event (optional), Prince Alfred Rooftop & Bar, kitchen closes at 8.30pm and bar closes 9/9.30pm.

Parking: Closest - Eastern Precinct Car Park, 375 Cardigan Street, Carlton, 5-minute walk, accessible via the Elgin Street footbridge across Swanston Street. Open 6:00 am to midnight. $18 for 4 hours or $12 after 5:00 pm

Since 2017, FORaMEAL, a project of Rotary Canterbury has provided emergency relief meals for people across the Asia Pacific impacted by natural disasters. Each year over 150,000 meals are packed and delivered free! The FORaMEAL packs to include a balance and nutritious blend of carbohydrates, important fats and proteins together with a sachet of essential vitamins and minerals. Quin Scalzo PP Rotary Melbourne provides nuts and other ingredients to the program.

Each year, volunteers from across the Rotary network produce, seal and box approximately 150,000 meals for distribution the following year. To date over 3,000 volunteers from over 35 clubs, schools, universities and associations have contributed to the FORaMEAL cause.

Rotary Melbourne will be offering members the opportunity to participate in the FORaMEAL packing program at the August Evening meeting 5.30pm to 7.00pm together with Rotaractors and students from Melbourne University.

Afterwards attendees have the option to join for a meal/drink at a nearby venue at their own cost.
So, what is involved: You will be provided with a hat and gloves to maintain hygiene, and then fun, teamwork and Fellowship starts. A production line will package and seal the dry ingredients.

The completed item will be shipped to the relevant country requiring relief food.

To date over 500,000 thousand meals have been delivered for free!! Please join us to help those that need our efforts.

To ensure sufficient ingredients for meal packing are ordered, we ask you to book in advance.

BOOKINGS CLOSE 7 AUGUST.

International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society. Please join us and our young Rotaractors at Melbourne University on this United Nations International Youth Day to volunteer and pack meals for those in need.

Contact the host of Rotary Melbourne Melbourne Uni FORaMEAL Volunteering