Patcraft Account Manager Volunteers with Local Food Organization

Joni Juergens, Wisconsin Patcraft account manager, recently completed her 14th year with Food for Kids, an international mobile food packing organization based in Stewart, Minn. This organization hosts approximately 150 events around the U.S. to pack roughly 10 million meals for children in local communities and around the world.

Juergens is very passionate about being part of this organization. She is the volunteer coordinator who handles public relations for the Food for Kidz event in Waunakee, Wis., and has been on the event committee since it started 14 years ago. The team sets up workstations in an assembly line style to put together meals designed for complete nutrition. The primary meal is rice and red beans (or soybeans), dried vegetables, and a protein powder. A second meal, developed by the Waunakee team created based on the needs of local food pantries, is a fortified oatmeal breakfast.