300 volunteers package 50,000 meals at Richmond’s Second Baptist Church to fight global hunger

Mar 7, 2026 - 21:25

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300 volunteers package 50,000 meals at Richmond’s Second Baptist Church to fight global hunger

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- About 300 volunteers gathered at Second Baptist Church in Richmond on Saturday morning to package tens of thousands of meals in support of global hunger relief.

From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 7, volunteers from Second Baptist Church`s congregation partnered with nonprofit organization Rise Against Hunger to package over 50,000 meals for people facing hunger.

"These local volunteers will truly be helping to make a global impact as the nutritious meals will then be shipped by Rise Against Hunger to people facing hunger around the world," organizers said.

(Photo: Mark Morales, 8News)

Volunteers packaged meals consisting of rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins into bags.

According to a release, the packaged meals will be sent to one of the many countries Rise Against Hunger serves.

Rose Against Hunger officials said the church has packaged over 420,000 meals with Rise Against Hunger since 2012 to support the mission's goal of ending global hunger. Meals packaged by the church have been distributed in countries including the Philippines, Uganda, Madagascar and more, per a release.