Thousands of meals are heading to Puerto Rico thanks to a Longwood-based charity and thousands of volunteers from all over Central Florida.
- Feeding Children Everywhere is packing food for Puerto Rico
- Volunteers pack meals for island's Hurricane Maria victims
- Volunteer event happening until Oct. 22
Since Oct. 6, Feeding Children Everywhere has led a massive food packing event for Hurricane Maria victims at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
The volunteers have packed up almost 2 million meals, with a goal of reaching 4.4 million. The meals contain a mix of non-perishable items, from tuna packets to crackers and fruit cups. The volunteers pack the meals into individual boxes and then help prepare them for shipping.
FEMA then distributes the meals to those in need.
"You get people who are so happy, they're dancing, they're screaming," said Krystal Rivera, the regional manager for Feeding Children Everywhere. "And then you have people that are so touched by what's happening in Puerto Rico and the fact that they can be a part of helping them out."
Orlando Cares: Hope for Puerto Rico will continue until Oct. 22.
If you want to help out, you can head to the Feeding Children Everywhere website and register to volunteer. It's a minimum two-hour committment and there are spots open all week through next Sunday.