"It's a giant assembly line that involves multiple ingredients, weight scales, heat sealers and boxing stations. "The parties are crazy fun, are high energy, extremely hands-on and very impactful," said Ring. The number of "Feed the Funnel" parties figures to grow as the opportunity to have fun while also fighting hunger is appealing for many who are looking to give back. “So, we really work hard to make sure every person that dons a hairnet with us walks away saying, ‘that was really fun.’” “Much like food has to be tasty in order for it to be eaten again, our parties have to be a fun experience encouraging others to spread the word,” said Ring. “Volunteer projects that don’t suck” is that slogan. This has led to a pretty direct and brash slogan that has been unofficially adopted by The Pack Shack.
In addition, it allowed participants to learn about issues facing communities at the same time, according to Ring. The program was modified for local impact while giving the community an extremely fun, engaging and hands-on opportunity to serve their neighbors in need. There have been some 113 “Feed the Funnel” parties since the first was held just over a year ago.
Ring believes the model of The Pack Shack allows for just that very thing and, in just under two years in business, it’s hard to argue with the numbers. “We wanted to create a really fun way to serve our neighbors in need that allowed us to increase awareness and engagement.” “We are a meal packing organization and have been from the very start,” Ring said. “Feed the Funnel” parties are the very essence of The Pack Shack according to Ring. The meals, according to Ring, have gone to resource over 100 different hunger-relief groups across the region. In just over a year, more than 13,000 people have been engaged in the fight against hunger to pack over 2.2 million meals. The Pack Shack was incorporated in August of 2013 and held its first “Feed the Funnel” party in March of 2014. The parties with a cause that are the very cornerstone of The Pack Shack, a non-profit organization located in Rogers, Ark., co-founded by Tech alumnus Jarod Ring ('07), whose mission is to "supply provisions and opportunities to neighbors in need." These are all aspects of The Pack Shack's "Feed the Funnel" parties. Of course, it wouldn't be a real party without a gong either. It's an assembly line for the greater good.
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