Selma Engle, 93, also known as “Granny,” measures out rice Jan. 25, 2025, as her daughter Tina Laice (middle) and granddaughter Hannah Thompson (left) look on. Thompson said that Granny is an expert in the assembly work because she did bomb assembly during World War II while working for Naval Avionics in Indianapolis. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Volunteers seal up bags of nutrients to be added to boxes during a food packing event Jan. 25, 2025, at IMPACT Clermont Christian Church in Wayne Township. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Volunteers package meals to be delivered to Cuba during a Jan. 25, 2025, service event at IMPACT Clermont Christian Church in Wayne Township. The church holds Love Thy Neighbor events every three months. According to Impact’s Fenrick James, the events represent the philosophy, “one life, one family, one opportunity at a time to come together to make a larger impact as a whole.” Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Craig Thompson announces that 5,400 meals were packaged during the event Jan. 25, 2025. Thompson and his wife Hannah are active members for over 20 years at IMPACT Clermont Christian Church in Wayne Township. Hannah grew up in the church. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Julie Rodriquez (right) pours rice into a funnel held by her sister Jiselle Rodriquez during a food packing event Jan. 25, 2025, at IMPACT Clermont. “It makes us productive,” Rodriguez said about the event. The multi-campus event, part of the church’s Love Your Neighbor initiative, held its annual food-packing event with the goal of preparing more than 300,000 meals for shipment to a mission partner in Cuba. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Larry Moore (left) and Ken Faulkner count the number of boxes of meals that IMPACT Clermont congregants prepared Jan. 25, 2025. Five IMPACT church locations took part in the packaging of meals to be sent to a mission partner in Cuba. The goal of all five campuses was to pack more than 300,000 meals. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Carla Rodriquez (center) and Grace Philbeck, 14, (right) work together to operate a sealer while Denver Howlett arranges bags to be packed. Howlett volunteered with his wife Rosanna, and Rodriquez’s children, Julie, Riki and Jiselle, were also part of the assembly line. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
After all the work is done, Lee Thompson, 6, gets a ride on the back of Addison Gray, 15, on Jan. 25, 2025, at IMPACT Clermont Christian Church. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy
Sheila Taylor measures out ingredients Jan. 25, 2025, as her grandson, Lee Thompson, 6, looks on, during a philanthropic food-packing event at IMPACT Clermont Christian Church. Credit: Richard Sitler for Mirror Indy

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