Ammon Elementary School starts its own food bank to help feed students
One local elementary school has started its own food bank. Ammon Elementary teachers, staff and students created it to help their students in need of food over the weekends.
Teachers pulled the drive together in about a day and a half when they realized their students needed a little extra help.
“We have more children in need of food on the weekends, that what we wanted to do was to get a community bank that we could keep here at school. And that if we were running short and we needed more food for those kids, that we would have a supply of food. ‘Cause no child should have to go without food. That shouldn’t be one of their concerns. They should be able to enjoy their weekend, be a kid and not have to worry about food. We do get some from the food bank and the backpack program, but there’s a greater need in our school. So, we want to be able to have plenty of food for those children,” said Lora Stanger, a first grade teacher.
The students are proud of the number of cans they were able to bring to school on Friday. By around noon, the can-count was more than 750. That’s about two cans per student, but some of the kids KIFI/KIDK talked to brought between 10 to 20 cans.
“We’re doing a food drive for the less fortunate. All grades participated,” said sixth grader Nick Sorensen.
“The whole school has brought what they can to pitch in,” said sixth grade student Makenzie Waters
“Because a lot of people in the world don’t have stuff like this, and it’s good to help people,” said Colten Vinson, a sixth grade student.
This is also a way for the school to teach these students about community service and learning to give a helping hand.
“Because if people don’t have food, they won’t survive,” said 1st grader Rhett Robbins.
“Yeah, we need to get some food so they can live,” seconded 1st grader Scarlett Beattie.
The teachers were also able to get Broulim’s to donate food to the school. The Ammon Elementary hopes to turn this into an ongoing event.
