ROTARY iFEED PART 2

Interact Clubs from Aquinas, Caledonia, Central, Holmen, Logan, Onalaska & West Salem have been working together to fight hunger in our communities since 2015!

Seven local Interact Clubs, alongside their dedicated Rotarian advisors, are gearing up
for the 9th Annual iFeed event on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 8 AM to Noon at
Logan High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

What is iFeed? iFeed is a one-day event that brings together community members,
students, and volunteers from all walks of life to alleviate hunger in the world and in our
own communities. Did you know that 1 in 11 people worldwide (that’s 10% of the global
population) are facing hunger? Or that 45% of child deaths worldwide are due to
undernutrition? These startling statistics fuel the mission of iFeed, where participants
come together to help feed those in need.

How iFeed Works:
Part 1: Meal Packing
Teams of 12 people each will work together to pack 80,000 highly nutritious,
vitamin-fortified soy-rice meals in a fast-paced, assembly-line fashion. These meals
will be shipped to schools in South America and Africa, where they will provide critical
nutrition for children, allowing them to focus on their education.
Part 2: Food Drive
In the weeks leading up to the event, we encourage local businesses, schools, and
organizations to collect non-perishable food items. On April 5th, all donations will be
brought to Logan High School where they will be sorted, counted, and sent to the
Hunger Task Force to be distributed across local food banks in the Coulee Region.
Part 3: Food Collections the week before iFeed
From March 29th – April 5th, the week before iFeed – all Festival locations and Hansen’s
IGA in West Salem will have food collection boxes for iFeed in their lobbies. This is an
easy way to support our mission. Simply purchase items as you shop and leave your
donations in the boxes as you leave. We’ll pick up the donations and get them to Logan
for our event on April 5th.

How Can You Get Involved?
● Host a Food Drive: Organize a collection at your business, school, or group.
● Sponsor a Packing Team: Gather a team to pack meals at the event.
● Drop Off Donations: Bring your collected food to Logan High on April 5th

Interact is the high school equivalent of Rotary and has a mission of bringing together young people to develop leadership skills while discovering the power of Service Above Self. The Interact Clubs are student-led organizations with Rotarian & teacher advisors overseeing projects and meetings. There are seven active Interact Clubs in the Greater La Crosse region. They offer both joint and individual service needs to the surrounding communities and internationally.