Evan Pangburn is going to change the world, and he's eight years old. I was so inspired by his story this Christmas season, I asked his father Eric if Evan would tell us his story in his own words. I've never met Evan or Eric, but it's student's like Evan who are single handedly taking matters into their own hands, speaking to their school administrators, and saying clearly and plainly: "Food Is Not Trash!"
Evans's Story
A while ago, we were driving in Indianapolis and I saw a homeless guy holding a sign and then I got mad and sad. I got mad because everybody just drove by him, I got sad because I don't want anybody to have to go through that. So I went through and tried to find some things to raise money for things like that. One of the things we came up with was a bake sale or a bubble soccer. Then a little later our church gave us twenty dollars to do something to bless the world. We prayed about what to do with this money. I thought it would be great if there was a way to give left over food to homeless people, but I didn't know how to do that. Then my dad thought he remembered reading about a program like that, so he looked online and found Food Rescue. Now we're trying to start Food Rescue program at our school and I hope we can.
Evan Pangburn/3rd Grade
Weston Elementary Greenfield, IN
Another group of students changing the world is our Hinkle Creek Elementary Food Rescue Student Led Entrepreneurial Initiative. Check out how they challenge other schools to spell out the message that FOOD IS NOT TRASH!
Evans's Story
A while ago, we were driving in Indianapolis and I saw a homeless guy holding a sign and then I got mad and sad. I got mad because everybody just drove by him, I got sad because I don't want anybody to have to go through that. So I went through and tried to find some things to raise money for things like that. One of the things we came up with was a bake sale or a bubble soccer. Then a little later our church gave us twenty dollars to do something to bless the world. We prayed about what to do with this money. I thought it would be great if there was a way to give left over food to homeless people, but I didn't know how to do that. Then my dad thought he remembered reading about a program like that, so he looked online and found Food Rescue. Now we're trying to start Food Rescue program at our school and I hope we can.
Evan Pangburn/3rd Grade
Weston Elementary Greenfield, IN
Another group of students changing the world is our Hinkle Creek Elementary Food Rescue Student Led Entrepreneurial Initiative. Check out how they challenge other schools to spell out the message that FOOD IS NOT TRASH!
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