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Daniel Webster IPS School 46

3/16/2020

What does being a food recovery leader mean to you?
“To be kind, nice, and to help people you do not know. It helps us not be wasteful and to help people that do not have that much.” – Myra (4th grade)

Why do you think it is important to recover food extras?
“I think it is important to recover food extras because if the students are not going to eat it we can then give it to some one else to enjoy.” – Devin (8th grade)

Sydney Dressler is the Office Assistant & Food Pantry Coordinator at Daniel Webster. She leads the fine K-12 Food Rescue student leaders!

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Wabash Valley K-12 Food rescue

10/10/2019

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https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Food-is-not-trash-562209141.html

https://www.tribstar.com/features/valley_life/wabash-valley-group-trying-to-keep-food-from-going-to/article_1f0106f2-c02f-5135-905c-c34df84ba8f7.html

https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/VCSC-works-to-reduce-food-waste-523920351.html

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Indianapolis Public Schools Promote K-12 Food rescue

10/8/2019

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Click the K-12 Food Rescue Story Graphic Image Below to Read the Story!

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West Clay Elementary K-12 Food Rescue Student leaders

6/10/2019

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2015/2016 School Year

Lauren Clay and Briggs Griffin were the first K-12 Food Rescue Leaders at West ClayElementary

2015 Article In Camel Current

By Mark Ambrogi

West Clay Elementary School students are doing their share to help feed those less fortunate.
Under the guidance of cafeteria manager Beth Galloway, the students are donating their food to the Merciful HELP Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
West Clay Elementary second-graders Briggs Griffin, 8, and Lauren Clay, 7, will represent West Clay at the Eco Science Fair at Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis on March 20-21 to showcase the project. Nicki Griffin, Briggs’ mother, transports the food from the school and takes it to the Merciful HELP Center at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Lauren’s mother Kate Lopez is part of the Carmel Clay Schools Green program.
“Where my mom brings it, anyone who is hungry can come in and get some food,” Briggs said. “It doesn’t cost any money.”
Briggs said all the kids at his school like to help out. Lauren said most students are remembering to recycle.
“It’s going great because a lot of people say ‘I haven’t opened this, I can give it to Food Rescue,’” Lauren said. “So they don’t waste it.”
West Clay principal Jennifer Szuhaj said her Carmel school got involved with the Food Rescue program because she said they were seeing such a large amount of food being thrown away. Food Rescue matches up those willing to donate their unused food with a local food pantry.
“We want our students to eat their food, but sometimes they are just full or decide they don’t want certain foods,” Szuhaj said. “Instead of just throwing their food away, the students put certain foods on a special cart and now those foods go to someone in need instead of the trash. The staff and the students are very excited about the program and feel good inside knowing they are helping to feed people who are hungry.”
Griffin unloads the food and weighs it, then puts the milk and perishables in the refrigerator.
“There are usually lot of unopened cartons of milk, cheese sticks, raisins, things that kids have to take,” Griffin said.
Griffin, an OLMC parishioner, volunteered with OLMC asked the congregation for a volunteer who could drive the food from the school to the Merciful HELP Center.
“Feed people not landfills is what they are going for,” Lopez said.

2016/2017 School Year: 1st Year Tracking Tool Existed