March is National Nutrition Month. AND we are studying epidemics. Not every epidemic is caused by microbes. The epidemic that impacts the most people is malnutrition. In the world, 925 million people were hungry in 2010 and one out of eight children under 12 in the United States go to bed hungry each night. We often think of hunger as a third world/developing countries/developing economies issue, but it is also happening in our own town and our own school. TABLE is an organization that is helping stop malnutrition on the local level. TABLE packs backpacks for students who would otherwise not have food over the weekend.
Recently, the number of students in need of these backpacks increased from 140 to 170 backpacks. TABLE needs help filling the additional 30 backpacks/week...AND HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1) Donate any of the following foods by dropping them off in my classroom between now and March 27th. You may not donate your lunch food. YOU need to nourish yourself too!
- Canned Tuna or Chicken
- Low Fat Granola Bars
- Peanut Butter, Jelly (plastic container)
- Graham Crackers
- Canned Corn (food of the month for March), Green Beans, Carrots
- Canned Spaghetti with Meatballs or Ravioli
- Canned Fruit or Non-Perishable Fruit Cups
- Noodle Dishes (macaroni and cheese; ramen noodles)
- Juice boxes (low sugar; multipack)
- Non-Refrigerated Milk Boxes
- Packaged Healthy Snacks
2) If you donate between 1-4 foods you will get 2 Starbucks. If you donate 5 or more you will get 2 Starbucks and the opportunity to dress in wacky clothes (backwards pants???) that are appropriate and don't include facepaint on March 28.
3) The person who brings in the most canned foods will receive 5 points of extra credit on his or her Microbiology/Epidemiology Test!
LET'S STOP HUNGER IN CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO!
Thank you for considering getting involved in this opportunity!
Ms. Nickel
Cool links:
Sources:
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%20facts%202002.htm
http://www.tablenc.org/
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