May 5, 85 students, teachers and parent volunteers from Santa Rosa Elementary School went on a field trip to Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) in Mesa.
The fifth grade students as well as the Student Council spent several hours packing boxes of food for needy children who live in the Philippines. For many of the students, this opportunity was their first experience with serving others.
At the end of the packing time, students are informed of how many boxes, meals and children were served by the hours spent working. Santa Rosa students were able to package 19,410 meals. This totaled 90 boxes feeding more than 53 children for an entire year.
Also, the Student Council was able to donate money to the nonprofit organization FMSC earned from Jamba Juice sales. The monies will feed four additional children for a year.
FMSC is a Christian non-profit organization.
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