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February 23, 2011

JOOI students help tackle hunger

The JOOI (Junior Optimist Octagon International) students in Nebraska were part of the Souper Bowl of Caring event that took place in conjunction with Super Bowl earlier this month.

The Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 as a way to involve young people in the fight to tackle hunger. Since that time more than $70 million has been raised for the cause.

The students shown here were involved in packaging meals for Mercy Meals. They loaded 2,000 bags, each feeding six people, for the continuing relief efforts to earthquake victims in Haiti.