WHO WILL BE K-12 FOOD RESCUE'S NEXT NATIONAL STUDENT LEADER?
 Brief Tutorial On Becoming a K-12 Food Rescue National Leader
Send Food Rescue your photo and a blog post about your school food waste reduction efforts, and we will publish it on our website, and send you a free Food Is Not Trash T shirt.  For more information, scroll down to the contact form below the student stories.
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K-12 FOOD RESCUE 3 YEAR NATIONAL STUDENT LEADER SUSTAINABLE LEGACY STORIES: 13 SCHOOLS TRACK THEIR IMPACT:  13 VIDEO STORIES BY CLICKING ON THE FIRST 13 PHOTOS
#1
Zionsville Indiana: Pleasantview Elem.
Mrs. McCune's
​Kindergarten Class
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#4
​Fishers IN: Exley, Evelyn Rose, Lydia, Jalyn, Josh
Click Here to See Their Story
#7 
​Russiaville Indiana
Western Intermediate Middle School
Click To See Their Story
#2
​Lebanon Indiana: Alumni Leader
Lebanon Middle School
Kelsee Robinson
Click Here To See Her Story
#5
​Fishers IN: Erik Allen and Ashton Boyer
Click Here to See Their Story
​#8
​Carmel, IN: Lauren Clay & Briggs Griffin
Click Here to See Their Story
#3​
Noblesville Indiana: Liam Fitzgerald, Cole Bailey, Maya Mcdonald, Lauren Pepples, Lauren Golightly
Click to See Their Story
#6
​Indianapolis Indiana:​ Holy Name Catholic: Clare
​Click Here To See Her Story
#9
​Cincinnati Ohio: Jack,Owen, Joseph, Owen and Ben 
Click Here to See Their Story
#10
​Indianapolis IN: Brandon & Anthony 
Click Here to See Their Story
#13
​Beech Grove, Indiana
Beech Grove High School
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Charlotte NC: ​Alumni Leader
​Hanna Wondmagegn Charlotte Mecklenburg
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Michigan: Alumni Leader     
​Danny Freiband
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#11
​Fishers Indiana 
Fishers HS
Click Here to See Her Story
Georgia:
Sophie Harward
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Hamilton Heights Indiana:​  
​Gloria Merrell
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Fresno California:
 Mark Topoozian
Click Here to See His Story
​#12
 Westfield IN: Olivia
Westfield MS
Click Here to See Her Story
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Miami Florida: Alumni Leader
Aaron Valdes
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Ohio: Jenna Barrett:
​Alumni Leader
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Indianapolis IN: :
Snacks Elementary 
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Indianapolis IN:
Fox Hill Elementary
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Zionsville IN Christopher and Brendan
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Minnesota:
Ruhi Shirodkar
Click to See Her Story
VSY Elementary Florida:
Sabrina and Valentia Navarra
Click to See Their Story
Macomber Primary Massachusetts:
Kekoa Kim
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Daniel Webster Elementary IPS 46
Devin Cook
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Indianapolis Indiana
IPS McKinley 39
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Frisco, Texas
Boals Elementary 
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Indianapolis, Indiana
Crooked Creek Elementary
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Mississippi:​
Madeline Swain
​Click To See Her Story
Orlando Florida
Mohammed Patel Students
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Trion City Georgia:
Crawford Lee
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Student Videos 

More Student Videos 
Indianapolis IN: New Augusta South Elementary Alonah, Sophia & Tyonna
​Click Here To View Their Story
Noblesville IN: Andy, Lauren, Adam, Sherrill, Mckenna, Evangeline, Owen
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Greenfield IN: Evan Pengram
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Ohio: Lea Kim
​Click Here to See Her Story
Fishers IN :Promise Road
Elementary Students
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Hamilton Ohio:
Jee Foods
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Noblesville IN: Noble Crossing  
Ellie, Ella, Taylor, Amelia, Julia
Click To See Their Story
Betsy Lane Kentucky
Betsy Lane Elementary
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Broward Florida
Hollywood Hills Elementary
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Texas: Vincent Phan
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Wallingford Connecticut: 
​Nick Iannone
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Beech Grove IN 
Jonathon and Jeremiah Brewer
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Utah:
Nora and Nico Carlson
​Click Here To See Their Story
Houston ISD Texas:  Yash Semlani
Click Here to See His Story
Ft. Wayne IN: Riley Jones
Click Here to See Story

Westfield IN Brooke Easterhaus
Click Here To See Her Story
Spokane Washington: Josh Hechtman
Click Here To See His Story

​Broward Florida:  Julian Stanish
Beachside Montessori K-8
Click to See Story
Palm Coast Florida:
Waste Not Want Not Indian Trails MS
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Broward Florida:
Sophia, Jamilla & Taliah Pioneer MS
​Click to See Their Story
Nashville Tennessee 
Westmeade Elementary School
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​Chicago Illinois:
Riya Chadha
Click To See Her Story

Fill out the Contact form, meet the 3 Simple requirements below, and become a k-12 Food Rescue Student Leader Today!  

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​Requirements for Free Student T Shirts Are:

​1)  Fill out the contact information and write "Free T Shirt" in the comments section.

2) Submit a blog post or video about your school food waste reduction efforts to jw@foodrescue.net.   It can be a short story about successes, obstacles, resistance, community or personal impact, personal motivation, or all of the above related to your experience trying to start a K-12 Food Rescue program.   We will copy/paste the post to our blog then send you a "Food Is Not Trash" T Shirt.  

3)  Send photo and parental permission and approval form below to jw@foodrescue.net 
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The EPA Food Recovery Challenge is another great way for schools to be recognized. 

https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-challenge-frc
Our new system has been working for us up here in Alaska. From the first day it was a hit!!!  I was expecting some resistance from teachers who don't care to have food in the classrooms and also problems with garbage on the playground but.....none so far. The high school "hungry boys" love finding the fixings for PB & jelly sandwiches from the K-5 crew. A huge problem, that I cannot fix at this time is the recess timing. It IS after lunch and a LOT of kids will come in and dump their trays just to get outside. Maybe next year.  All in all... it was welcomed as a great idea and the school news crew is going to be doing a section on your program...hopefully before school closes for the summer but if not we will be off to a great start next year. We are out the 27th of this month.  I'm currently working on getting a summer food program started because I know a lot of our kids do not get to eat well at home.  This has only been my 2nd year running the kitchen and I've made MANY changes to our waste problem.  I've been in contact with a member of the Sustainable Southeast group that is working on a partnership with the tribal authority to help run an aquaponics site. Also...UAS in Sitka is doing a study on using recycled cardboard to grow mushrooms!!!!  He is getting me that contact info soon.  I'm soooo excited because mushrooms are seriously my passion!!!  I'm already setting up to grow shiitake and other gourmet (but really medicinal) mushrooms at home using alder that has already been dropped around the island. I'm also going to set up at the school to sell and actually make money with our lunch program. I'm looking forward to working with K-12 Food Rescue your fabulous project and help change the habits of our locals. Please feel free to contact me with any more info you may have or just to check on our progress.
 
Sincerely,

​Tricia Clough
STATE DIRECTOR'S OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP