Celebrate Mary’s Meals milestone

PEOPLE in London are being invited to join a celebratory event to mark charity Mary’s Meals reaching the milestone of feeding more than two million children every school day.

The global school feeding charity recently announced it was providing a daily nutritious meal to 2,058,099 children in some of the world’s poorest countries.

To mark this milestone, people are invited to attend a special event being held in London on Saturday, 9 October between 2pm to 4pm at All Saints Catholic College, 75 Saint Charles Square.

At the event, people will be able to celebrate the two million milestone with supporters from across London as well as hearing from the charity’s UK executive director, Daniel Adams, and representatives from its local volunteer group.

Emma Hutton, Head of Grassroots Engagement at Mary’s Meals, said: “Thanks to our incredible supporters and volunteers in places including London, we have been able to continue providing life-changing meals to hungry children in 19 countries, giving them food and hope for the future.

“We look forward to celebrating this amazing moment in the Mary’s Meals story with our family of supporters as we move onwards with our work to reach the next million.”

Mary’s Meals provides food in a place of education to help even the most vulnerable children to attend school and concentrate in lessons, giving them the freedom to learn and the chance to fulfil their potential. The work of Mary’s Meals began in 2002 with the feeding of 200 children at a Malawian primary school.

Now more than a third of the primary school population of Malawi enjoy the nutritious meals, served by local volunteers who are determined to help the next generation to build a brighter future.

The charity’s impressive growth is fuelled by countless acts of kindness from people from all walks of life. Its school feeding programme has continued to expand and reaches out to children in the greatest need, often working with local partner organisations in more remote or challenging areas.

The event organised by the charity will adhere to all current Covid19 regulations to ensure people can celebrate together in a safe way.

To register for the event, please visit marysmeals.org.uk/2-million/celebrations