Fry School PTA donates $1,443 to Feed the Kids program
The Fry Elementary School's PTA Community Services Committee donated $1,443 to help needy children in DuPage County through the Humanitarian Service Project's (HSP) Feed the Kids Project. This is the third year in a row the school's PTA has contributed to the program that serves 100 low-income families with 454 children. In addition, they have conducted toy drives and giving tree campaigns that support various projects at the Carol Stream-based non-profit since 2007.
Fry Elementary School, located in Naperville, Illinois, serves grades K-5 in the Indian Prairie Cusd 204 district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Illinois to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, according to the GreatSchools.org website.
The donation from Fry Elementary School's PTA Community Services Committee will help fund the HSP's Feed the Kids Project which fills the nutrition gap for low- income children when school is out for the summer. These children, who receive the majority of their daily nutrients from federally subsidized meals at school through the School Breakfast Program and National Lunch Program, experience a drastic reduction in nutrition during the summer months and often go hungry. By providing their families with a total of 750 pounds of food in June, July, and August, the Feed the Kids Project is able to relieve the hunger and stress that these needy children face. Each food package contains nutritious, vitamin-rich foods - 9 varieties of fresh vegetables, 9 selections of fresh fruits, 7 selections of frozen meats, at least four 25-pound boxes of non-perishables, and child-friendly healthy snacks.
Karole Kettering, Executive Director of the HSP, said, “The Fry Elementary School PTA has been an awesome partner in helping to provide nutritious food for these low-income children who would otherwise face hunger in the summer months. The PTA members share our commitment to make sure these children are well-nourished and healthy.”
Contact the Fry Elementary School PTA: fry.ipsd.org
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project: hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org
HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
About The Humanitarian Service Project:
HSP has been given the highest Four Star rating by Charity Navigator for the sixth consecutive year. HSP's mission is to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty creates in seniors and children living in DuPage and Kane counties, Illinois. Last year during the Christmas Offering Project, 1,264 children received gifts and 150 impoverished families received three weeks of groceries, frozen meats, and fresh produce. With the Senior Citizen Project, HSP provides a monthly food delivery and secret pal gifts to 120 low-income seniors. The Children's Birthday Project reaches the youngest underprivileged, making birthdays and Christmas truly memorable occasions for 700 children. Feed the Kids provides 100 low-income families with groceries and fresh produce during the summer months. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive that benefited a total of 5,200 children by giving supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair and directly to schools and individual children.