All Hands on Hope MobilePack^TM – April 22-26, 2026

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Volunteer Registration and Donation

Specialized Volunteer Registration

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The Feed My Starving Children All Hands on Hope MobilePack^TM will be held at Incarnation Lutheran Church from April 22^nd – 26^th, 2026.    Over five days, we will host more than 2,000 volunteers to pack 614,000 meals to feed children all over the world suffering from food insecurity.   Our goal is to pack enough meals to feed 1,683 kids for one year.  This will be the 19^th MobilePack hosted at Incarnation and we are looking forward to filling Incarnation Hall with enthusiastic volunteers, eager to change lives by feeding God’s kids.

Since 2007, we have hosted over 34,000 volunteers who have packed 10.5 million meals and raised over $3.8 million to combat world hunger.  We need your help in many ways to make this year’s MobilePack a success.

Volunteer

Visit the Volunteer Registration Page and sign up for one or more shifts to pack.  Anyone ages 5-95 is welcome to pack meals. Gather your family, friends, small groups, neighbors, co-workers, student groups, and teams to make it a fun experience for all.  Volunteers are able to sit or stand during their shifts and perform various tasks including labeling, scooping ingredients, weighing bags and sealing.

We will have nursery available during the Wednesday, April 22 shift rom 6-8pm and Sunday, April 26th shift from 10:15am-12:15pm.    We would like families to reserve a spot ahead of time by emailing Jenny Ballman at jballman@incarnationmn.org and provide the names and ages of the children for the nursery.   A minimum of 24 hour notice is requested.

The days and shifts are listed below so you can start planning your shift(s) to volunteer.  For volunteer questions, please contact Deb Rykken at deb.rykken@gmail.com.

Specialized Volunteers

In addition to packing meals during the shifts listed above, we also need many Specialized Volunteers.  Specialized Volunteers are categorized into two groups:

• Welcome Ambassadors (1.25 hour shifts) are responsible for greeting volunteers as they arrive, guiding and seating for orientation and distributing nametags, hairnets and jewelry bags when needed.
  • Two to three Welcome Ambassadors per shift (likely those who welcome packing volunteers or direct them to Grace Hall) will be asked to volunteer at the handwashing stations as the packing shift orientation ends and volunteers exit Grace Hall to wash their hands. These volunteers will direct hand-washers to one of two bins designated for composting used paper towels.
  • All ages and abilities are encouraged to sign up.

• Floor Monitors (3 hour shifts) will oversee 3-4 packing stations. Responsibilities include organizing volunteers into roles to ensure Manna Packs get filled and boxed efficiently, as well as ensuring that packing stations have all necessary supplies.  This role requires volunteers to be on their feet for the entire shift time and be able to hear and communicate effectively in a noisy environment.    This role is great for those who have packed before and are familiar with the process.    Closed toed shoes are required.
  • At the end of the packing shift, Floor Monitors will reset the stations and sweep the floor.   They will be responsible for capturing spilled ingredients for composting when sweeping the floors. Specific instructions will be given during your shift.

To reserve your shift(s) as a Specialized Volunteer, visit the Sign Up Genius Page.

Donate

If you’d like to make a donation in support of the 2026 MobilePack, consider any of the following methods:

• Visit the Event Donation Page on the FMSC web site.
• Make a check out to Incarnation with “FMSC MobilePack” in the memo and mail it to Incarnation at 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MN 55126.
• Make a donation via Incarnations secured site.  Select your donation amount and use the drop down menu to select “Feed My Starving Children”.
• If you are currently making an on-going monthly donation to Feed My Starving Children, you can easily direct that to the 2026 MobilePack by following the steps below:
  • Call FMSC at 763-504-2919
  • Ask the representative to direct your donations to event number 2604-038EA
  • Any future donations will be allocated to the 2026 MobilePack
• If you’re a Thrivent member, and you applied for a Thrivent Action Team grant of $250, your Action Team card can be applied to this MobilePack event. Mail it or drop it off at the Incarnation Office.
• Your employer might double or triple your giving! A list of companies that provide matching programs can be found here. Consider applying for matching dollars using the event number 2604-038EA.

This year, everyone who donates $106 will receive their choice of a handmade coaster, donated by the wood workers of Incarnation OR a knitted prayer square with a simple prayer, donated by Incarnation’s knitting group.   If you donate $212 or more, you will receive one of each gift.

Raffle Fundraiser

To supplement fundraising initiatives, we are holding a raffle and two groups at Incarnation have generously donated items:

• The Incarnation Quilters have donated two beautiful quilts valued at $600
• The Incarnation Wood Workers have donated a hand carved nativity set ($200 value) and a charcuterie board ($150 value).
• These items will be available to view on Sunday, March 29th, Sunday, April 12^th and Sunday, April 19^th during Incarnation’s Sunday morning services. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase at this time.  A drawing will be held on Sunday, April 19^th for prizes.   Winners need not be present to win.

Pray

Please pray for all those involved in planning this event, in-country partners who distribute meals, and the recipients of these live-saving meals.

Share Your FMSC Experiences on Social Media!

Sharing your love for Incarnation’s partnership with FMSC is so important especially during this time.

Use #AllHandsOnHope hashtag to share your experience with your followers, organize your team and promote this event!

FMSC MobilePacks at Incarnation Since 2007

Incarnation has hosted over 34,000 volunteers over 18 All Hands on Hope Feed My Starving Children MobilePacks, resulting in over 10.5 million meals packed. Since the first packing session in 2007, Incarnation and the surrounding community looks forward to this meaningful and impactful tradition every spring.

Questions?

Want to learn more or have a question about the All Hands On Hope FMSC MobilePack at Incarnation? Contact Mike Vant.