Yvetta Naylor, a teacher at Hamilton Heights Middle School, helps pack meals at the fourth annual International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES) Meal Pack. (Photo provided)
The fourth annual International Disaster Emergency Services Team (IDES) Meal Pack, sponsored by the Hamilton Heights School Corporation Wellness Team, recently packed and boxed 12,144 meals for families in need in Ukraine. The annual event brought students, staff, and some of their families to pack and box meals for this special service project after school earlier this month.
Emily Beechler, Secondary Instructional Coach at Hamilton Heights Middle and High Schools and Wellness Coordinator for the district, has helped spearhead the event since its inception.
“It’s a privilege and honor to support a local ministry that serves with heart, soul, and resources that make a life-changing impact around the world,” she said.
IDES, based in Noblesville and founded in 1973, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people throughout the world by partnering with Christian Churches / Churches of Christ and their missionaries. IDES serves in three focus areas around the world: Disaster Response, Development, and Disciple-Making.
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