{"id":3243,"date":"2025-11-22T20:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T12:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bliachicago.org\/en-us\/?p=3243"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:51:00","slug":"2025-11-22%e3%80%80%e3%80%80%e8%8a%9d%e5%8a%a0%e5%93%a5%e4%bd%9b%e5%85%89%e4%ba%ba%e5%8c%85%e8%a3%9d%e7%89%a9%e8%b3%87%e3%80%80%e4%bb%a5%e6%85%88%e6%82%b2%e8%a1%8c%e5%8b%95%e5%8a%a9%e9%a3%a2%e5%85%92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ibpschicago.org\/en-us\/archives\/3243","title":{"rendered":"Community Service\u3000Feed My Starving Children\u300011\/22\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On November 22, the Council of Superintendents and the Young Adult Division (YAD) of the BLIA Chicago Chapter led members to participate in community service at &#8220;Feed My Starving Children&#8221; (FMSC). 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Venerable Miao Wei then provided a Dharma talk, noting that Master Hsing Yun taught that &#8220;service is spiritual practice.&#8221; She reminded the volunteers to cultivate mindfulness during the packing and moving process: &#8220;Every movement is compassion, every collaboration is harmony, and every smile is strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon arrival, the group was greeted by FMSC coordinator Donna, who introduced the over 100 participants present that day. To ensure food safety, everyone followed strict protocols, including wearing hairnets, removing jewelry, and sanitizing hands. The FGS volunteers worked together efficiently to complete 29 boxes, totaling 1,044 meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to FMSC, the volunteers that day processed supplies valued at approximately $10,000. Every dollar provides six meals, and $106 can feed two children for an entire year. 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