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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Working at the food center 8/11/10

One afternoon, we went to the MCM food center to help bag and package rusks. Rusks are similar to our biscotti--hard, dry biscuits that are typically eaten after being dunked into tea or coffee.

The food center serves many purposes within the community. The food center makes and sells the soup that we usually serve while there, bread, rusks, and meals for schools.

We alternated "duties." Some of us put the rusks in a bag while others sat at a sealant machine and sealed the individual packages. Others packed the rusks in a box (100 packages per box) and the rest sealed the boxes for shipping. These particular orders of rusks were going to a hospital for the patients.

We all scored a bag of rusks for our work. We also got to try a muffin that was recently developed to help provide nutrition for the children in the community. Each muffin has all the nutrients a child needs in one day. If the child only gets that muffin to eat in a day, at least he/she has the needed nutrients to stay healthy/healthier.


at the coffee shop with Aletia, the manager of the food center


teamwork


packing boxes


rusks to be packaged


sealing the packages


empty cans of sardines


sardines cooking for a meal for the schools


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