Gather your family and friends on October 10 to help make a meaningful impact on families facing food insecurity in Northwest Indiana. Join us as we come together to pack 100,000+ meals, which will be distributed to local food banks and pantries throughout The Region.

We'll be creating the meals assembly-line style, so you will be serving alongside your family, friends and fellow community members. The Nutri-Plenty® meals are nutritious mix of rice, dehydrated veggies, soy and a super powerful vitamins/minerals powder. Think Rice-A-Roni, but healthier!

In 2009, the Northwest Indiana community began an incredible tradition – packing nutritious meals for families in need. Over the course of the last 16 years, this community has united to pack and distribute more than 1,828,000 meals! In 2025, Pack Away Hunger was pleased to rename this annual event 'The Carsten & Georgia Falkenberg Meal Pack', not only honoring the late Carsten Falkenberg but also celebrating the hardwork and dedication of his wife Georgia Falkenberg, who started the event with her late husband in an effort to fight hunger in their community and make Crown Point a better place to live and work.

Register or donate today!

This event is funded, in part, by a grant from Crown Point Community Foundation and Legacy Foundation's Lake County Community Sponsorship Fund.

The Carsten & Georgia Falkenberg Meal Pack 2026

A Northwest Indiana Pack Away Hunger Volunteer Experience

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