Tate & Lyle sponsors breakfast program at Enders-Salk Elementary School for the second year in a row
The District 54 Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Tate & Lyle is sponsoring the breakfast program at Enders-Salk Elementary School for the second year in a row. Tate & Lyle's $10,000 donation to the Foundation's Food 4 Thought program will provide breakfast for all students in need at Enders-Salk for the 2018-19 school year. Tate & Lyle also sponsored the breakfast program at Enders-Salk in 2017-18.
"We are delighted to be partnering with the District 54 Foundation in sponsoring the Food 4 Thought program at Enders-Salk Elementary again this year," said Jennifer Walker, director of global community relations for Tate & Lyle. "Food is at the heart of what we do, and we know that starting the day with a nutritious breakfast is critical to student success."
Employees from Tate & Lyle's global innovation center in Hoffman Estates have also supported school activities at Enders-Salk including a literacy day and garden activities that help children learn about fruits and vegetables.
The D54 Foundation is committed to raising enough money to fund breakfast programs at all District 54 schools to ensure that students begin their day ready to learn. Nearly one-fourth of District 54 students qualify for the federal free lunch program, and while District 54 receives state and federal funds for the lunch program, schools that want to offer breakfast programs to our students in need must raise the money on their own. Currently the Foundation is funding breakfast programs at 19 District 54 schools for nearly 1,600 eligible students.
"The Foundation is so appreciative of Tate & Lyle's continued support of our Food 4 Thought program. We are grateful to have them as an all-school sponsor again this year," Foundation Chair Tom Manzardo said.
Donations of any size to Food 4 Thought have a direct impact on students' lives. It costs just $5 a week to provide a healthy breakfast to a student; a $200 donation provides breakfast to a child for a full school year. Businesses/corporations and individuals can also sponsor an entire school for a year with a donation of $10,000.
To donate or to sponsor a school, visit http://www.d54foundation.org, call (847) 357-5038, or email JenniferWaldorf@sd54.org. Donations can be made online or mailed to D54 Foundation, 524 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL, 60194.