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NEW BRIGHTON, MN (February 19, 2009) \u2013 Two and a half years after students and leaders at CHIC 2006 packed 591,192 meals to help impoverished people around the world, members of Salem Covenant Church<\/a> are nearing their own goal that was inspired by the CHIC event.
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\nChurch members pack the meals at the Feed My Starving Children (FSMC) main site in Brooklyn, Minnesota. FSMC partnered with CHIC to provide the meals in Knoxville, Tennessee. Click here<\/a> to see additional photos.<\/p>\n

\"Salem\"Each meal includes rice, soy, dried vegetables and powdered vitamins and minerals with chicken flavoring. The artificial flavoring is used out of respect for cultures that would not eat animal meat.<\/p>\n

On Monday, a group of members packed 15,000 meals at FSMC, leaving them just 45,000 short of the lofty goal of 500,000. \u201cWe hope to reach it by this CHIC,\u201d says Executive Pastor Kay Sorvik.<\/p>\n

People of all ages, from children to seniors, have packed meals. They even have had birthday parties at the site. \u201cThey like to bring their friends,\u201d Sorvik says.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody always is moved when they\u2019re finished packing and (the FSMC workers) tell you how many people you have fed,\u201d Sorvik adds.<\/p>\n

It was Sorvik who came up with the idea of trying to pack 500,000 meals. \u201cI actually thought of the challenge on the spur of the moment,\u201d she says. \u201cOur folks at Salem have done a great job.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the time spent packing meals has left Sorvik even more in awe of what happened at CHIC. \u201cIt just shows how much they accomplished,\u201d says Sorvik. \u201cThe students truly inspired us.\u201d Click here<\/a> to read a previously published story about the 2006 event at CHIC.<\/p>\n

Church members have had so much fun that Sorvik expects they will continue to pack meals after reaching the goal.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Sorvik by telephone at 651-633-9615 or by email<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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