A Report on the 'World Food Day Programme' at Taylor’s College

Last Sunday, on the 16th of October, the Leo Club of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Assunta were one of the many clubs and societies around PJ that attended Taylor’s College World Food Day program. This event, usually held in the U.S, was the first of its kind in Malaysia. The reason for this program was because hunger and malnutrition is widespread in the world. In order to help,Taylor's Education Group (TEG) pledged to pack and donate 1,000,000 meals through TEG World Food Day, they held a series of Meal Packaging Events at Taylor's University and Taylor's College campuses as well as Sri Garden Schools on 16 October 2011.

Most of the Leos that took part were Form 3’s. Some of them took the bus provided by the school to get to the college while others decided to come on their own. Once we got to Taylor’s College, the Interactors, Leos and a few normal students that also volunteered were ushered into the auditorium. There, we were given a briefing about what we would have to do.

Once the briefing was over, everyone moved to the hall where we would pack the meals. This was where the real fun began! About 12 people were assigned to a single line and there were about 22 lines. At the top of the line, there were huge plastic containers filled with soy protein, rice, dried vegetables and nutrient-filled flavoring. Four people would work together at that station, filling in the small packets with the food. Once they were done, a runner would bring the packets over to the weighing and sealing station.

At the weighing and sealing station, each packet would be measured so that its weight is between 165 to 175 grams. Once it was measured, it would be sealed and another runner would carry the sealed packets over to the counting and boxing station. There, exactly thirty six packets would be boxed and cellophane-taped. Everyone who volunteered worked tirelessly together and we finished packing about 360, 000 packets. We even finished it half an hour early!

Before we left Taylor’s College, we took pictures and bought the World Food Day T-shirt. All in all, it was a great experience! We had a lot of fun working together and hey, it was for a good cause. In the future, we hope more programs like this will be held.

Report by,

Leo Dhivyaa Mailvaganam.