To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Ledyard - Teams of volunteers from around the region will descend on Gales Ferry on March 25 to try and meet an ambitious goal: assembling, packaging and shipping 100,000 meals to local food pantries. The event is organized through The Outreach Program , an Iowa-based nonprofit that arranges events to assemble nutritious meals for the hungry by enlisting teams of volunteers from local businesses, religious and civic organizations.