Can Food Drive Could Earn Students, Teachers An Extended Lunch

November 18, 2020

Food collected during Dec. 1-11 food drive will be donated to the High Plains Food Bank.

Hunger in America

Due to the pandemic, more than 50 million people may experience food insecurity in 2020.
Households with children are more likely to experience food insecurity. Before the coronavirus pandemic, more than 10 million children live in food-insecure households.
Every community in the country is home to families who struggle with food insecurity.
Many households that experience food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and need to rely on local food banks for hunger relief.

The Student Leadership class will host a canned food drive Dec. 1-11. The goal is to collect 5000 pounds of food for the High Plains Food Bank. If the Randall community can reach this goal, students and teachers will then have the option to pay $3 to enjoy an extended lunch set for Dec. 15.

To earn extended lunch two criteria must be met:

-The campus must collect 5000 pounds of food

-The person who wishes to enjoy extended lunch must pay $3

In addition to receiving the canned food from this drive, half of the money that is collected will be donated to the High Plains Food Drive. The other half of the money will be donated to the Education Foundation. The top three second period classes in the west building and the top three second period classes in the east building (pounds collected per person in the class) will receive a donut party, and the overall winner in each building will also receive a pizza party.

The High Plains Food Bank is the clearinghouse and distribution center for about 185 feeding partners, all of which are non-profit (501C3) organizations including emergency food pantries, shelters, recovery centers, & other non-profits. Their network of feeding partners spans the 29-county service area to serve people facing food insecurity in their communities.

What food you CAN donate to a food bank:

Food banks accept dry and canned food donations. What does that mean? Basically, any food that is “shelf-stable” or nonperishable – you can keep it in your pantry and it won’t go bad. And remember, only donate food that hasn’t reached its “sell-by” date yet.

What food you can NOT donate to a food bank:

Food banks do not accept perishable items. Perishable items are foods that have a limited shelf life if not refrigerated. But there are other categories of food that you can’t donate: