Feed My Starving Children - Chanhassen

Audrey, Elsa, Thomas and Clara ran a lemonade stand to fundraise for FMSC! Their gift will provide 151 meals for kids around the world. 🌍 We love to see kids feeding kids!

You can fundraise too! Learn more: https://www.fmsc.org/ways-to-give/fundraise-for-fmsc

Thank you to everybody who joined us for our Disney themed packing night! We had a great time jamming out to Disney songs while we packed food for kids. 🍚

Check out our other upcoming theme nights:
🎤 Aug 1 — Decades Night (Rep your decades fashion and jam to music from all eras)
⁉️ Aug 14 — Trivia Night (Answer trivia questions as you pack and win prizes!)

Sign up here: fmsc.org/volunteer

Two volunteers gifted 100% of the proceeds from their children's book called Everyday Blessings to FMSC. Thank you so much, Rachael and James! 💙 We are blessed every day by our volunteers, and you are a blessing to kids and families around the world with each meal that you pack.

This group from St. Michael Catholic Church packed meals with us last week! They were a lot of fun and wore the best colorful shirts. 🩵

You can bring YOUR summer camp or VBS group on a field trip to pack too! Sign up: fmsc.org/volunteer

THEME PACKING NIGHTS ARE BACK! Join us during our 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. sessions for special themed packing sessions on the following days:

✨ July 17 — Disney Night (Disney sing-along in your favorite costume/merch)
🎤 Aug 1 — Decades Night (Rep your decades fashion and jam to music from all eras)
⁉️ Aug 14 — Trivia Night (Answer trivia questions as you pack and win prizes!)

Theme packing nights can count toward your Summer Serve Challenge! Sign up TODAY: fmsc.org/volunteer

Thank you to EVERYBODY who participated in our first-ever Competitive Pack at FMSC Chanhassen! 💪 Six teams competed, and in total, they PACKED 166 boxes and FUNDRAISED $5,933. Congratulations to our packing champions, Jack and Friends, and our fundraising champions, JJAGJJ! 🎉

If all this rain has canceled your outdoor plans, come spend time indoors making a huge impact with FMSC! 💙 Better yet, accept our Summer Serve Challenge and make plans to come see us throughout the summer. Learn more: fmsc.org/summer

David and Dorothy regularly visit our site all the way from North Dakota to make a trip out of volunteering to feed kids. 🩵 They just completed their Summer Serve Challenge too!

We encourage you to sign up and earn a prize for volunteering 7 times this summer: fmsc.org/summer

Ashley was the first volunteer to complete our Summer Serve challenge! 💪 Awesome job, Ashley! 💙

Join the Summer Serve Challenge and earn a prize for volunteering 7 times this summer: fmsc.org/summer

Southwest Metro Intermediate School District is one of our regular volunteer groups and we love having them! 💙 They packed one final time before the end of the school year. We look forward to their return in the fall. Thank you for all the work you have done and all the kids you have fed, Southwest Metro!

This Father's Day, you can make a difference in the lives of families around the world. From June 13–16, donations given at FMSC Chanhassen will be matched dollar-for-dollar. That means your gift will have TWICE the impact! 🍚🍚

Come in to volunteer and donate in honor of the fathers in your life: fmsc.org/volunteer

Our new donation T-shirts are here! Receive one of these shirts as a free thank-you gift when you donate $106 — that feeds a child a daily meal for a YEAR! 🍚

Stop in to volunteer and donate or get your T-shirt online here: https://www.fmscmarketplace.org/products/end-world-hunger-donation-t-shirt

The Peer Insights class from Eden Prairie High School presented FMSC with a donation that was raised through a fundraiser. This gift of $600 is enough to feed 5 kids a daily meal for an entire year. 🍚 We are so grateful for their support and for coming in personally to deliver the check! 💙

You can fundraise too: fmsc.org/hopechampion

Emily, a first grader from Notre Dame Academy Minnetonka, MN, wanted us to know how much she and her classmates appreciate what we do and for letting them come in and pack. We appreciate you too, Emily! It is amazing to see kids serving kids. 💙

Come pack this summer! All volunteers 5+ are welcome: fmsc.org/summer

A big thanks to our sponsors of ! Because of their generosity, over 968,000 meals were pack at Target Field this week. 🍚⚾

Summer items have arrived at FMSC MarketPlace! Swing by our site Monday–Saturday to browse the store, OR you can shop online: fmscmarketplace.org

We are so grateful for all of our super volunteers! 🩵 We had so much fun hosting our super volunteer appreciation event, and we missed everybody who could not attend. Thank you for all you do for Feed My Starving Children!

Tag someone you want to do our Summer Serve Challenge with below. 🙌🩵

Punch cards available starting June 1! You can register for sessions NOW: fmsc.org/volunteer

Up your SERVE game this summer! 💪 Our Summer Serve Challenge is for anyone who wants to make a BIG difference in the lives of hungry kids. Here's the challenge:

‣ Volunteer 7 times between June 1–August 31
‣ Bring a friend during at least one visit
‣ Try to new packing job during at least one visit

Pick up your Summer Serve Challenge punch card at any FMSC site starting June 1. You can start registering for sessions anytime: fmsc.org/summer

We are holding our first-ever Competitive Pack at FMSC Chanhassen on June 14 at the 5 p.m. session! 💪 Join us to see if you and your teammates are the fastest packers around. Email Kaitlin Strand for more info or to register your team: [email protected]

This Mother's Day, your gift can have a BIG impact on families around the world! On May 9–11 donations given at FMSC Chanhassen will be matched dollar-for-dollar. That means TWICE as many meals funded and TWICE as many kids fed. 🍚

Come in to volunteer and donate in honor of the mothers in your life: fmsc.org/volunteer

We extend a huge THANK YOU to Lee Lemke for over 7 years of service at Feed My Starving Children! He has been a big contributor to FMSC Chanhassen's spirit of hospitality and the strong team of staff members here. We will miss him, but we are grateful for the work he has done. 💙 Congratulations on your retirement, Lee!

This National Day of Prayer, we are praying for families around the world who will not have a meal to eat today. 🌏 We are praying for our distribution partners who work tirelessly to provide lifechanging meals in their communities. 🍚 And we are praying in gratitude for the people who continue to support FMSC's mission. 💙

Fund more meals: fmsc.org/give

Donate to FMSC General Donations Hey friends and family! Let's all feed hungry kids around the world. Join me in supporting Feed My Starving Children today! Each of us can do something. Together we can end hunger, in Jesus' name.

The annual "Prince Pack" session was held last week! Fans of Prince come in from all over the country to visit Paisley Park and commemorate the singer — AND volunteer with us at FMSC Chanhassen while they are at it. This year they even had purple hairnets. Everyone had a great time jamming out to Prince's music and packing meals to feed kids. We love this unique session! 💜

So happy to have this wonderful group of volunteers in to pack with us again! They are turning hunger into hope with their own two hands and funding meals for kids around the world too. 🍚

Are you registered for Pack at the Park? ⚾ Grab your friends, family, coworkers, church group or anyone else who wants to volunteer with you. We'll be packing lifechanging meals at Target Field for hungry kids around the world!

Register today: fmsc.org/packatthepark