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Feed the Need Program

Information about the 2025 Feed The Need free summer lunch program will be updated soon!

Information below is from the 2024 prorgram, which was located at Village Oaks Elementary School. 

Feed The Need runs weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting June 17, 2024 through August 9, 2024.

Feed The Need runs out of Village Oaks Elementary School, 23333 Willowbrook Drive, Novi, MI 48375.

Feed the Need Novi is looking for volunteers to help package meals, deliver meals, assist with on-site lunches, and help with Outreach Programs during the summer. 

Sign up to volunteer for Feed the Need

Novi Rotary Club and Feed the Need are excited for you to share your talents, skills, time, and energy to bring a smile to our children's faces! We are looking for you to volunteer your time from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on a day of your choice -- if you need more time to set up, no problem we will be there by 10 a.m. If you are willing and able to come weekly or more than once, please feel free to sign up for volunteer outreach for activities or events for Feed the Need.

Students in line for Feed The Line.
Student getting salad at Feed The Need.
People in line for ice cream at Feed The Need kickoff.
A volunteer paints henna on a child at Feed The Need event.
Chartwells Food Truck at kickoff Feed The Need event.
Mobile Market at Feed The Need event.
Novi High School students volunteering at Feed The Need.
Julie Farkas speaking to parents and children at the Feed The Need event.
The Novi Rotary's Feed the Need Summer Lunch Program is free for students in need up to the age of 17. Just visit one of the locations and lunch will be provided.  If you are looking to volunteer, you must submit a volunteer background check authorization form.
 
 
You can make donations to Feed The Need any time. 
Or if you prefer to send a check:  
Novi Rotary Foundation 
c/o Feed the Need
P.O. Box 159
Novi, MI  48376
 
  
Meet Sheila Ebel MPH-Coordinator of Feed the Need!
 

Sheila Ebel has taught in the Novi Community School District for 21 years. She has taught health, exercise science, biology, virtual health, and virtual physical education. She obtained her Masters in Public Health from Walden University, her Teaching Certification from Saginaw Valley State University, and a Bachelor in Science in Sports Medicine from Central Michigan University. 

She currently resides in South Lyon with her two children and two dogs. She enjoys biking, Pilates, and spending time with her family.

If you have any questions please email Sheila or call 248-270-5011.
 
 

Sponsors

 
Kroger
Community Financial
Novi Community School District
Rotary Club of Novi, Michigan
Chartwells
 
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.