Volunteers pack 60,000 meal rations to feed the poor

Keh, Mohamed Zul, Prakash, Nageswaran, Ahila and Ooi posing with one of the pre-packed boxes and placards." (Default Alternate Text: "The Sunways staffs packing 60,000 rice-dhal fortified meals for extreme poor and Orang Asli communities during the Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Programme at Sunway Hotel in Seberang Jaya yesterday,

IT WAS not easy to pack 60,000 meal rations in two hours but the staff of Sunway Penang took up the challenge and completed the task in high spirits.

Arrayed in six rows, the team of 150 formed an organised assembly crew to pack a cup of rice, some dhal, dehydrated vegetables, flavouring and a small sachet of powder containing 21 essential vitamins and minerals in each meal ration.