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HARVEST PACK IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO BRINGING HEALTHY FOOD TO EVERY TABLE. HARVEST PACK UTILIZE VOLUNTEERS TO PACK MEALS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMULATED BY FOOD SCIENTISTS TO PROVIDE A RICH SOURCE OF EASILY DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATES, AND VITAMINS NEEDED BY A MALNOURISHED CHILD'S BODY AND MIND. HARVEST PACK'S MEALS OFFER ALL NINE OF THE ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETE NUTRITION. IN 2023 HARVEST PACK PACKAGED 3,167,551 MEALS AND DONATED 2,764,599 MEALS LOCALLY AND 510,088 MEALS INTERNATIONALLY, WHICH INCLUDED 107,136 MEALS THAT WERE PACKED IN 2022 AND STORED IN THE WAREHOUSE PENDING DISTRIBUTION. LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITHIN COMMUNITIES SUFFERING FROM FOOD INSECURITY. LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES LIVING IN FOOD DESERTS HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY, AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. FRESH PRODUCE IS A VITAL SOURE OF NUTRIENTS THAT THE BODY NEEDS, AND HARVEST PACK BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE WITHIN EVERYONE'S REACH. HARVEST PACK'S RATIO OF EXPENSES RELATED TO PROGRAM VERSUS ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES REPORTED ON FORM 990 IS BASED UPON ITS ACCRUAL BASIS CASH REVENUES AND EXPENSES LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD OF $350,359. THESE COSTS ARE REPORTED DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RELATED RECEIPTS FROM SALE OF FOOD INVENTORY. DONATED SERVICES ARE ALSO NOT RECOGNIZED AS PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR FORM 990 REPORTING PURPOSES. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE BREAKOUT IS REPORTED ON A GAAP BASIS WITH COST OF GOODS SOLD AND THE VALUE OF DONATED SERVICES FACTORED IN RESULTING IN 90% PROGRAM, 9% MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL, AND 1% FUNDRAISING. THE NUMBER OF EVENTS INCREASED BY 25 EVENTS OVER 2022; THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO USE STRICT CDC GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY DURING MEAL PACKING EVENTS. HARVEST PACK'S PACKING EVENTS ARE AN INCREDIBLE WAY TO HIGHLIGHT COMMUNITY, GENERATE POSITIVE ENERGY, AND FOSTER PRIDE IN WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. THE EVENTS ARE ALSO FUN. MEAL PAKING CAN BE DONE BY ANYONE AGES 5 THOUGH 105. THEY ARE DYNAMIC, ENERGETIC EVENTS WITH MUSIC, LAUGHTER, AND HIGH SPIRITS. PACKING EVENTS CAN ALSO BE DEEPLY MOVING AND MEANINGFUL. DURING A MEAL PAKING EVENT, A GROUP OF ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS CAN PACKAGE UP TO 20,000 MEALS. IN 2023, 29,283 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME DURING PACKING EVENTS. THE PACKING EVENTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF BRINGING HEALTHY FOOD TO EVERY TABLE. THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WAS OVER 19.000 HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.