- December 4, 2025
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Ben Ogden enjoyed helping pack meals beside his dad.
Selma Harker (far left), Jim Warmus, Wanda Warmus and Steph Long held up the end of their assembly line.
Adeline Strickland was in awe at all the meals her team had already packed.
Piper Rouse occupied herself with drawing hearts on one of the boxes.
Ryan Rouse had to wear a hair net to cover his beard as he packed food.
Vickie Seither (far left), Larry Sank, Nancy Moffett and Dave Moffett teamed up to fill the bags with food.
Jim Krupa stacks a filled box alongside others on top of a pallet.
Apolinary Nshimirimana, a Burundian drummer, loved being a part of the food-packing process.
Vera Hobbs and her daughter, Sara, were in charge of the lentils at their table.
First Baptist Church Windermere’s downtown campus pastor, Troy Schmidt, and Burundi Christian Ministries founder John Gibbs were pleased to be a part of helping pack 200,000 meals for Burundians.
Burundian drummer Apolinary Nshimirimana put on a lively show with fellow drummers.
Burundian drumming includes dancing, jumping in the air and doing special tricks.
Rauni Axelsson, right, joined the drummers and showed off her high kick.
Raunci Axelsson prepares to hand off her drumsticks to another spectator.
Elizabeth Clark, middle, and Joyce Fake, right, participated in the drumming.
Daniel and Robin Arce own Forever316, which sells handmade paper jewelry to benefit Burundi. The paper beads are made by Burundians.
WINDERMERE Hundreds of people packed The Pines at Windermere on Saturday, Oct. 1, to help pack food for people in Burundi. First Baptist Church Windermere, Feeding Children Everywhere, Burundi Christian Ministries and the community partnered to pack 200,000 meals for Burundians.
Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and the food will primarily go toward feeding children who may not otherwise know where their next meal is coming from.
Contact Danielle Hendrix at [email protected].
