Downers Grove H.S. students hold food drive for HSP
Competitiveness is a trait that seems to come as second nature to many high school students. Recently, a group of approximately 80 freshman students of teachers Jay Baum and Jordan DeLay, from Downers Grove South High School, channeled that competitiveness for an honorable cause, collecting over 500 non-perishable food items for the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream. The collected items, including canned tuna, peanut butter, jelly, and soup, will go to the poverty-stricken families of DuPage and Kane Counties served by HSP's summer projects.
The donated food will go towards HSP's Feed the Kids Project. This project benefits 100 families with 361 children total during the months of June, July and August. Each food package contains nutritious, vitamin-rich foods -- 8 varieties of fresh vegetables, 7 varieties of fresh fruits, 7 selections of frozen meats, at least three 25-pound boxes of non-perishables, and child-friendly healthy snacks. By providing families with a total of 525 pounds of food over the summer months, the Feed the Kids Project is able to alleviate the hunger and stress that these needy children face. These children, who receive the majority of their daily nutrients from federally subsidized meals at schools through the School Breakfast Program and National Lunch Program, experience a drastic reduction in nutrition during the summer months and often go hungry.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
Contact the Humanitarian Service Project:
hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
HSP's website: www.humanitarianservice.org and the HSP's blog: humanitarianserviceproject.blogspot.com.
HSP 465 Randy Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188.
About The Humanitarian Service Project
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, 1,600 children received gifts and 100 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 900 children. Feed the Kids provides low-income families with groceries and fresh produce. HSP conducts an annual school supplies drive, which sends supplies to the DuPage Back to School Fair in addition to furnishing schools and individual children with necessary supplies.