Homeschooling my kids has been one of the most rewarding parenting decisions my husband and I have ever made. The bonding experiences and memories we’ve made leave us with so much gratitude. I made a commitment to do more than teach my boys traditional school, I aimed to instill in them how important it is to be responsible, good citizens and leave lasting impressions of how they view and treat our community. Yesterday we participated in a simple service project in the fight against hunger. It’s a great way to give back to your community and a reminder to your kids that we can make a difference.
End Summer Hunger With A Simple Service Project
With the help of Odwalla we served a few families in our community by donating to our food pantry. During summer children run the risk of losing access to two meals when they don’t attend school. A families food budget gets stretched so thin and some won’t ever qualify for government assistance because they don’t meet thresholds. Families fall into a rut and can sometimes need just a few days of food to get them through a tough time. What ever the case may be it’s important to remember that even a small donation to our local food pantry can mean so much to so many people. 
Non-perishable items like granola bars and protein fueled snacks make great donation items.
I had my boys help sift through our pantry of non-perishable items that we could also donate to our local food bank. This made for a great lesson in how we grocery shop and how fortunate we are to have a pantry full of food to choose from each day. Not everyone has the luxury of going into a stocked pantry whenever they are hungry.
We made a trip to our local food pantry to give our donation courtesy of Champions for Kids.
We live in a small town where our food pantry is not as “stocked” as it could be. The volunteers where thrilled to see the boys show up with donations for our community. We learned that anyone in our area could walk in no questions asked and pick up necessities. From personal hygeine products, food to books. Our food pantry is in great need of items year round and as the volunteers reminded us, that the summer becomes even busier and less stocked.
Champion For Kids End Summer Hunger
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