Members of the West Virginia University Muslim Student Association (MSA) filled the WVU Rec Center on Sunday to pack tens of thousands of meals for people in need.
The group, in partnership with Islamic Relief USA, assembled 30,000 meals to deliver across West Virginia.
The meals consist of basmati rice, vegetables and other nutritious ingredients.
Omar Sabbagh, vice president of WVU MSA, said food insecurity is a big issue in the state, and the reason the organization wanted to make it a focus of its efforts.
The group wants West Virginians to know “that we are with them,” Sabbagh said.
“This event was inspired from our Islamic faith to help the community of West Virginia and constantly exhibit generosity,” he explained in an email. “Our faith tells us to not discriminate when helping those that need us and for that reason the majority of these meals are going to people that do not practice the Islamic faith.”
Receiving meals locally are:
Monongalia County
- Canyon Pantry
- Catholic Charities
- Christian Help
- Clay-Battelle Pantry
- Community Kitchen
- Covenant UMC
- DHHR Youth and Adoption Services
- Evergreen Assisted Living
- Marjorie Gardens
- Meals on Wheels
- Operation Welcome Home
- Pantry Plus More
- Rock Forge
- Salvation Army
- St. Ursula’s
- Starting Points/The Shack
- The Parish House
- Unity House/Manor
- Vision of Hope
- Wadestown Pantry
Preston County
- Army Food Pantry
- DHHR/CPS, YPS
- Food for Preston
- Grace House
- Kingwood Apostolic Food Pantry
- Maple Springs Food Pantry and Hot Meal Program
- NCWV Community Action
- North Preston Food Pantry
- Parents as Teachers
- Preston Schools Homeless Program, Cornerstone
- Preston Senior Center
- Preston Workshop
- Raymond Wolfe Food Pantry
- Salvation Army
- Senior Delivery Program
- Shepherd’s Tent Food Pantry
- South Preston Food Pantry
- Starting Points
- Terra Alta Food Pantry
- Tunnelton Grace House
- Valley Food Pantry
