Missouri State University proudly offers many opportunities throughout the year to participate in the public affairs mission. One such hands-on opportunity for Bears to engage with the community is happening this weekend, Nov. 15 -17: The Meals-A-Million Pack-A-Thon.
For Meals-A-Million, the University is partnering with local nonprofit Friends Against Hunger and other community groups to package one million meals to be delivered to undernourished people across the United States and throughout Haiti, El Salvador and Mexico.
The event will take place:
- Friday, Nov. 15: 10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Nov. 16: 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Nov. 17: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Share your story
If you are volunteering at the Meals-A-Million event, we want to hear about your experience! We encourage you to join the online conversation about Meals-A-Million by posting about it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and tagging your posts with the official, public affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear.
Want to make your post social media savvy? Here’s how:
- Tag the post with the official, public affairs hashtag: #CitizenBear
- If applicable, tag the sponsoring organization, Friends Against Hunger or @FAHunger
- If applicable, tag Missouri State University or @missouristate and any groups with whom you’re volunteering.
- Nothing beats a first-hand perspective. Give your post a boost by sharing a photo of your volunteer experience.
Not sure what to post? We have some ideas.
Sample tweets:
- Join me, hundreds of other Bears and @FAHunger in packaging one million meals at the Meals-A-Millon Pack-A-Thon! #CitizenBear
- 4,500 volunteers. 1 million meals. 3 days. Meals-A-Million. Join me in fighting hunger with @FAHunger: http://fahunger.org #CitizenBear
- This Thanksgiving, fewer American will be hungry thanks to @FAHunger, @missouristate making 184k meals for delivery in the US #CitizenBear
Sample Facebook posts:
- Missouri State University and Friends Against Hunger and joining forces to fight hunger across the country and around the world by packaging one million meals in three days! Learn how you can make a difference: http://fahunger.org/ #CitizenBear
- More than 1,300 Missouri State Bears are teaming up with Friends Against Hunger to package one million meals in three days! Will you be in the count? Sign up to volunteer: http://fahunger.org/mealsamillion.html #CitizenBear
- This Thanksgiving there will be fewer people hungry thanks to Friends Against Hunger, Missouri State and 4,500 volunteers who are packaging 184,000 meals for distribution across the United States during Meals-A-Million. #CitizenBear