Crystal D Gets Involved With Feed My Starving Children Organization
September 5, 2006

On August 11, 2006 Crystal D employees volunteered to help the non-profit organization “Feed My Starving Children,” a Minnesota-based organization committed to feeding starving children around the world.

At the end of 1-½ hours, Crystal D employees packaged 14,472 meals into 67 boxes. Enough food to feed 40 children for one year! The meals consist of rice, soy, vitamins and dehydrated vegetables. This was more than expected as the program volunteers set Crystal D’s goal at 30 boxes.

The aforementioned meals will be distributed to starving children in Zimbabwe.

“The advertisements on television are easy to ignore,” says Cathy Klein, manager of human resources and head of Crystal D’s Community Outreach Program. “The experience with FMSC put world wide starvation into perspective. Just one person really can make a difference, but there is power in numbers. I hope that Crystal D’s effort will inspire other companies to follow suit.”

Crystal D employees initiated the new Community Outreach Program in order to give something back to their communities. Crystal D employees have stated their appreciation for the outreach program and hope to follow suit with several community charities throughout the years.

“I feel very grateful to have been able to contribute time and energy to a good cause,” states Adam Oliver, Website Administrator. “I plan on going back to FMSC with my old business partners and extended family. Thanks to everyone who helped feed a child!”

About Feed My Starving Children
Feed My Starving Children is a local non-profit organization committed to reducing the number of starving children throughout the world. They partner with relief organizations worldwide to distribute highly nutritious dry meals. In 2005, more than 75,000 volunteers assembled 15 million meals. You can volunteer or donate through the FMSC website at www.FMSC.org.

Worldwide Hunger in Children
• In the U. S., 14 million children are hungry.


• In the developing world, 20 million low-birth weight babies are born each year. They are at risk of dying in infancy or suffering lifelong physical or cognitive disabilities.


• Every year, nearly 11 million children die before his or her fifth birthday. By comparison, in the U.S., 1 child in 165 dies before turning 5 years old, or approx. 1.8 million per year.


• 3/4 of all deaths caused by malnutrition are children under the age of 5.


• Each day in the developing world, 16,000 children die from hunger or preventable diseases such as diarrhea, acute respiratory infections or malaria. Malnutrition is associated with over half of those deaths. That is equal to 1child every 5.4 seconds.


• Hungry children are more likely to be ill and absent from school.


• Hungry children suffer from 2 to 4 times more individual health problems--such as unwanted weight loss, fatigue, headaches, irritability, inability to concentrate, and frequent colds--as low-income children whose families do not experience food shortages.


• For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years