Many hands make light work. Generous people in Henderson, Nebraska, are putting this saying into action in a time-honored community service project that centers on charity and fighting food insecurity.
Steam rolls around the volunteers from the Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson, Neb., as they process canned chicken in the mobile cannery.
Meat processing takes place inside a mobile cannery, which will travel to 27 sites this year from October through April.
About 8,000 pounds of chicken can be processed in 10 hours, amounting to about 26,000 pounds being processed in Henderson, Neb.
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Volunteers carefully weigh meat and add salt to cans inside the mobile cannery during the event in mid-November.
Kayleigh Lewis supervises volunteers drying cans at the Bethesda Mennonite Church in Henderson, Neb.
Ninety-one-year-old RaGene Ratzlaff applies labels after cans have been processed, washed and dried.
At the end of the assembly line, Zach Peters, left, and Calvin Miller package cans of chicken into boxes. The boxes will be sent to Pennsylvania for worldwide distribution, in addition to local donations.
Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.
Kristen Sindelar
Agriculture Reporter
