At one end of the “Black Team” table, Allan Eaglesham, Jan O’Connell and Joy Power funneled dry macaroni into sealable pouches. On the other side, Leon Kanopka shoveled dozens of completed bags of mac and cheese into a box. In between, a half-dozen other volunteers made sure each meal was the proper weight, labeled correctly and sealed tight.

Three other tables’ worth of volunteers were doing the same – it was approaching 3 p.m.