Number of Participants: 16
Hours Donated: 1
Value of Time Served: $135
Event Type: Hunger
Sport: Schools
Date: November 28, 2017
Location:
Wenonah Elementary School Playground
Hudson Avenue, Lake Grove
NY
About:
Wenonah Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District connected literacy and learning during a recent community service initiative – the Read to Feed food drive.
The initiative, which benefited the Sachem Food Pantry located at Sachem High School North, works through a pledge system. For every 75 minutes of reading accomplished outside of school, a friend or family member donated a food item to the participating classes. Throughout the drive the students watched the donations add up, as colored feathers representing the classes were added to a turkey-themed bulletin board.
In addition to the literary connections, the drive also incorporated mathematics, as students tracked all weekly donations and used the data to graph their progress.
Photo caption: ReadtoFeed1: Wenonah Elementary school students gathered with donated food and supplies.
Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District