New Berlin volunteers pack 50,000 meals for families

NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Volunteers in New Berlin packed 50,000 meals for families in impoverished countries on Saturday, March 23.

Cross Catholic Outreach partnered with Holy Apostles School to make it happen.

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"All of the packaged food contains four different ingredients. We have dehydrated vegetables – soy, rice and beans – and then we include a pack of vitamins," said Melissa Kaufenberg, CCO development officer.

Founded in 2001, Cross Catholic Outreach said its programs have provided more than $4 billion in total aid to people in more than 90 countries.