Hi AMSA, The pre-med AMSA group on campus is hosting a wonderful event on October 29th. See the message below for more details. I've worked with Feed My Starving Children in the past and it's a wonderful experience! I hope you can help out! Carrie Evavold AMSA co-president MS2 On be half of Pre-Med AMSA we would like to invite AMSA to come help us pack 100,000 meals for the children of Africa at the U of MN Fieldhouse on Saturday October 29th, 2011. This is the first ever U of MN Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event (www.fmsc.org) and we need your help! Since July 2011, there has been over 30,000 children under the age of 5 who have died from starvation due to the Horn of Africa Famine. Come help, by packing food with your friends for two hours! We need 500 volunteers, every volunteer counts to make this day possible! We will also be providing FREE food for all of our volunteers! Cost: FREE!! FREE!! FREE!! How to Register: 1. Visit: http://volunteer.fmsc.org/Register/mobilepack/event.aspx? event=1110-126 2. Click "Reserve a spot for myself" (You will need to create an account in order to register so that you can receive a confirmation email) 3. Choose your desired shift. How to Donate: 1. Donate $10 using this donation link: https://www.fmsc.org/SSLPage.aspx? pid=447&event=1109-126 2. Upon donating, you will receive an email from FMSC confirming your donation. Forward the email to Matt Palm at [log in to unmask] with your t-shirt size. You will be guaranteed the size you email! Current information and schedule will be posted at http://umnpremed.com/events/ in the coming weeks. Information about FMSC and the Horn of Africa Famine can be found at this link: http://www.fmsc.org/mealsforafrica. Thank you and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me or our volunteer coordinator Matt Palm at [log in to unmask]