Volunteers from local groups headed by the North Conway Rotary helped fill 1,700 bags of fortified food mix for the Rise Against Hunger international relief organization. The host for the effort was Riverside Church in Center Conway. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Among the groups who helped with Saturday's "Rise Against Hunger" effort at Riverside Church in Center Conway were members of the Fryeburg Academy Interact Club {from left) counselor Diane Reno and students Lillian Nylin, Maggie Powers and Derek Maxium. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Volunteers on Saturday in Conway helped fill, seal and load onto truckz 1,700 bags of fortified meals, containing soy and rice, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins. Each bag contains enough for six 250-calorie meals. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Led by the North Conway Rotary Club, volunteers on Saturday combined rice (foreground) with soy and dehydrated vegetable compound and vitamins to fill 1.700 bags, the equivalent of 10,172 meals. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Girl Scouts Autumn Verran (left)and Isabella Soriente, both of Jackson, were among those helping out at Saturday's Rise Against Hunger event at the Riverside Church in Conway. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Volunteers from local groups headed by the North Conway Rotary helped fill 1,700 bags of fortified food mix for the Rise Against Hunger international relief organization. The host for the effort was Riverside Church in Center Conway. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Among the groups who helped with Saturday's "Rise Against Hunger" effort at Riverside Church in Center Conway were members of the Fryeburg Academy Interact Club {from left) counselor Diane Reno and students Lillian Nylin, Maggie Powers and Derek Maxium. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Volunteers on Saturday in Conway helped fill, seal and load onto truckz 1,700 bags of fortified meals, containing soy and rice, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins. Each bag contains enough for six 250-calorie meals. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Led by the North Conway Rotary Club, volunteers on Saturday combined rice (foreground) with soy and dehydrated vegetable compound and vitamins to fill 1.700 bags, the equivalent of 10,172 meals. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
Girl Scouts Autumn Verran (left)and Isabella Soriente, both of Jackson, were among those helping out at Saturday's Rise Against Hunger event at the Riverside Church in Conway. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)
CONWAY — Nearly 90 volunteers from local service organizations turned out at the Riverside Church in Center Conway last Saturday morning to help make a dent in the war against hunger.
Drawing participation from Kiwanis Club of Mount Washington Valley, Fryeburg Academy Interact Club, Molly Ockett Earlyact Club and local Girl Scouts, among other civic groups, the “Rise Against Hunger” event’s lead organizer was local attorney Robert Young, president of the North Conway Rotary.
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