BrownWinick attorneys and staff participated in the 12th Annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight, August 28-31, 2019. Held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, Iowa, staff and attorneys from BrownWinick law firm participated in this year’s event, which is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the country.
During the Hunger Fight, volunteers package millions of meals for poor and malnourished people around the world. Each meal package is a nutritionally balanced meal containing soy protein, vitamins and minerals which feeds up to six people. In addition to the annual packaging events, Meals from the Heartland provides ongoing support to children and families locally and worldwide. For more information, visit https://mealsfromtheheartland.org/2019-ahf/.
The inspiration for the Meals from the Heartland effort began with a 2007 food-packaging event held during Lent by a church in West Des Moines, Iowa. The success of that event encouraged leaders to organize a community-wide food-packaging event that would involve more volunteers to feed hungry children and families. It was that leap of faith that brought Meals from the Heartland to Des Moines in 2008, resulting in 12,000 volunteers who packaged more than 4 million meals in a week’s time at our first Annual Hunger Fight.
The success of that first event led to the development of a year-round meal packaging effort. Thousands of volunteers now come together to package millions of meals year-round. To learn more, visit mealsfromtheheartland.org
Our attorneys and professional staff believe that through involvement and leadership in local charities and activities, we can help improve the quality of life and strengthen our communities.
They donate their time and talents by serving on non-profit boards and committees, by providing pro-bono legal work, and by volunteering for numerous activities. In addition, the firm, its attorneys and professional staff provide monetary and other in-kind donations to numerous organizations.
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