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FOOD PACKING EVENT MARKS FIFTH YEAR

Monday, February 24th, 2020

Since 2016, Egan Company has hosted the Feed My Starving Children Northwest Metro MobilePack event at its Champlin facility. This year was no different as volunteers packed the warehouse to pack food for children in need both locally and around the world. 

The event took place February 19-23, 2020 and saw over 4,229 volunteers from the surrounding community who came together for the cause. Over the span of five days, 1,256,040 meals were packed which will provide food for 3,441 children for an entire year. 

Our company is committed to supporting organizations like Feed My Starving Children that provide resources to our local communities and beyond. More than 110 Egan employees volunteered their time to work and/or pack food throughout this event. 

Check out photos from the Egan employee packing shift on our Facebook page!

Feed My Starving Children is a local non profit hunger relief organization working with volunteers to produce a scientifically formulated food formula that is culturally acceptable worldwide. Organizations in nearly 70 countries around the world distribute these meals to children in greatest need.

Local Volunteerism for a Global Reach

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Turning hunger into hope – and, having a little fun in the process. Such was the theme of the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack held at Egan’s Champlin facility for the fourth consecutive year.

The event ran from February 20-25th and welcomed more than 4,400 members of the community. The goal: to do our part to help in-need children across the globe. 

Over the course of five days, 1.2 million meals were packs which will provide food to 3,515 children for an entire year!

Furthermore, Egan employees also did their fair share of packing and volunteering. Throughout the event, nearly 100 Egan employees volunteered their time to work and/or pack food.

Check out highlights from Egan’s employee packing shift!

Learn more about the Feed My Starving Children organization.

The Power of Packing Food

Monday, February 26th, 2018

For a third year, Egan Company opened its doors in Champlin to host the Feed My Starving Children Northwest Metro MobilePack. The event took place from February 20-25th and welcomed more than 4,000 members from surrounding communities to unite and pack food for children in need around the world.

Over the span of six days, 1,209,384 meals were packed which will provide food for 3,313 children for an entire year.

Egan employees are committed to supporting organizations like Feed My Starving Children that provide resources to our local communities and beyond. Throughout the event, more than 100 Egan employees volunteered their time to work and/or pack food at the event.

Feed My Starving Children is a local nonprofit hunger relief organization working with volunteers to produce a scientifically formulated food formula that is culturally acceptable worldwide. Organizations in nearly 70 countries around the world distribute these meals to children in greatest need.

Find photos from this year’s event on our Facebook page!

Hosting Feed My Starving Children Foodpacking

Monday, February 8th, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (February 8, 2016) – Egan Company, a Brooklyn Park specialty contractor, announced its Champlin facility as the site of the Northwest Metro MobilePack event for Feed My Starving Children.

“We’re fortunate to have a facility in a state of construction to offer as a MobilePack site. It gives us a chance to get to know our community as we partner with Feed My Starving Children,” said Duane Hendricks, Egan Company Chief Operating Officer. “If you’re interested in donating or packing food that will feed children in need in our community and around the world, join us and help out this great cause.”

Community members are invited to pack food at Egan Company’s Champlin facility. The event will take place February 24-28, and see a total of 10,000 volunteers packing two million meals that will feed 6,000 children for one year. For more information or to sign-up, visit the Northwest Metro MobilePack event link: http://bit.ly/23f1vLc

Egan Company has a strong commitment to the local community, actively devoting time, compassion, and resources for organizations like Feed My Starving Children. Egan has over 50 employees who have volunteered time to support this event.

Feed My Starving Children is a local nonprofit hunger relief organization working with volunteers to produce a scientifically formulated food formula that is culturally acceptable worldwide. Organizations in nearly 70 countries around the world distribute these meals to children in greatest need.

About Egan Company:

Egan Company is a specialty contractor that represents over 15 skilled trade unions serving virtually every infrastructure discipline in the industry. Core services include: electrical, mechanical, curtainwall/glass (InterClad), millwrights, controls and system integration, building automation, and service. Egan serves every stage of a building and provides in-house expertise in planning, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance. For more information about Egan Company, visit www.eganco.com.

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