People sometimes get so wrapped up in numbers, don’t they? Consider these random “facts” found on the internet (I’m using quotes because we all know that everything on the internet is true, right?).
- If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
- The number 172 can be found on the back of the US five-dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
- In an average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of five times around the equator.
- Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
- It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is “shake” and the 46th word from the last word is “spear.”
OK, so what does any of this infatuation with numbers have to do with Feed the Hunger? Earlier this year, we realized that we were receiving pictures of our boxes of food being delivered across the US and around the world, and we couldn’t trace those boxes back to any group or event that produced those meals. The light bulb came on and we began putting a large sticker on every box that would identify where the boxes originated.
These “Orange 12” boxes came from Katy, TX.
This “Yellow 5” box was packed in Flower Mound, TX
And these “Green 7” bags were packed in Greensboro, NC.
Whenever we receive a picture from a ministry partner (or we see our boxes when traveling on mission trips), these simple stickers allow us to report back to you who helped make those meals available! It’s the next best thing to being there! Having an identifiable visual connection helps “close the loop” on the whole food-packing experience—from your church to their bowls.
On a side note, if you’re in the Burlington, NC area on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of this week, please plan on coming out and helping us pack more meals for hungry children! Signups are required and can be done by contacting info@feedthehunger.org. ($60/person feeds a child for an entire school year!)
Let’s see what number of meals we can produce before the year is over!
Jim Gurley | Director of Development