Food Drive for Kitchen of Hope

A previous blog post described the third grade's adoption of the Kitchen of Hope as their annual Christmas service project. In lieu of doing a $5 gift exchange, the students voted instead to bring in items that are greatly needed by the Kitchen of Hope, an organization in downtown Kingsport that feeds hungry people every day. Below is a picture of the Kitchen of Hope that appeared in a Times-News article back in February.


We are thrilled to report that a caring 4th grade parent was inspired by this project and is working with the third grade teachers to involve the whole school in supporting Kitchen of Hope. A flyer was sent home Friday describing the school-wide effort. If you are out shopping this weekend, please consider picking up a few extra items and sending them in to school by Friday, December 12. There will be collection containers throughout the school, or you can give your items to your homeroom teacher.

Items needed are:
canned green beans
canned soup
macaroni noodles
canned corn
baked beans
paper towels
napkins
plain styrofoam plates
plastic forks
plastic spoons
toilet paper
instant tea
12 oz. and 14 oz styrofoam cups
monetary donations

Thanks as always for being such a caring community!