Volunteers with the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut fill bags with rice, beans, soy flour and spices to create meal packages Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Mohegan Sun. The event, which aimed to pack 20,000 meals worth of food in one hour, followed the United Way Community Leaders Breakfast. The meal packages will be distributed to member emergency food programs through the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center and through the mobil food pantry program. Virginia L. Mason, President and CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut addressed the breakfast with her "state of your local United Way" address prior to the packaging event. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Volunteers Paul Bruno, left, and Alice Soscia, with the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, refill the rice bin on one of the tables as volunteers fill bags with rice, beans, soy flour and spices to create meal packages Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Mohegan Sun. The event, which aimed to pack 20,000 meals worth of food in one hour, followed the United Way Community Leaders Breakfast. The meal packages will be distributed to member emergency food programs through the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center and through the mobil food pantry program. Virginia L. Mason, President and CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut addressed the breakfast with her "state of your local United Way" address prior to the packaging event. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Volunteers with the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut fill bags with rice, beans, soy flour and spices to create meal packages Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Mohegan Sun. The event, which aimed to pack 20,000 meals worth of food in one hour, followed the United Way Community Leaders Breakfast. The meal packages will be distributed to member emergency food programs through the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center and through the mobil food pantry program. Virginia L. Mason, President and CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut addressed the breakfast with her "state of your local United Way" address prior to the packaging event. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Volunteer Sarah Stover fills a box with meal bags as volunteers with the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut fill bags with rice, beans, soy flour and spices to create meal packages Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Mohegan Sun. The event, which aimed to pack 20,000 meals worth of food in one hour, followed the United Way Community Leaders Breakfast. The meal packages will be distributed to member emergency food programs through the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center and through the mobil food pantry program. Virginia L. Mason, President and CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Connecticut addressed the breakfast with her "state of your local United Way" address prior to the packaging event. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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