By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G.
Reynolds, Commander Submarine Group Seven Deputy Public Affairs Officer
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Sailors aboard the
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) participated in a
community relations (COMREL) project by volunteering at The Willing Hearts Soup
Kitchen during a scheduled port visit in Singapore, March 23.
"The Willing Hearts COMREL was a great success,"
said Electronics Technician 1st Class James M. Perry. "The amount of work
that is done at Willing Hearts is astounding."
Ten Chicago Sailors joined 20 other volunteers and assisted
in preparing and packaging more than 4,600 meals that were distributed to 54
locations across Singapore.
"Our volunteers were quickly put to work cooking and
portioning chicken, assembling bento boxes in an assembly line, loading the
meals into the delivery vans, and breaking out frozen and dry foods for the
following day," said Perry. "By 11 a.m. we had exceeded the target of
4,670 meals and started to break down and clean up for lunch."
Chicago is homeported in Guam. The ship is capable of
supporting a variety of missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface
warfare, strike, intelligence collection and mine warfare.
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