Santa Fe Christian Schools Packs More Than 50,000 Meals to Fight Hunger in Africia
Santa Fe Christian Schools students, parents and community pack 50,502 meals through the 5th annual "Give Thanks, Give Back" service project to help fight hunger and aid in education in Africa.
Solana Beach, CA, November 25, 2015 --(PR.com)-- In its largest service event of the year, Santa Fe Christian Schools students came together under the Eagle Dome to help fight hunger in Africa during their Give Thanks, Give Back school-wide service event held on Friday, November 20. Alongside parents, faculty and community members, SFC students exceeded their goal to pack 50,000 meals destined for 800 students. At the end of the event, SFC packaged 50,502 meals and raised $5204.92 for orphaned children in Tanzania. Even SFC Pre-K students joined in the effort to fight hunger.
In addition to volunteering their time, SFC students were asked to put away a quarter every time they had an opportunity to eat - directly linking their own meals to feeding someone else. On their own, SFC students raised $5204.92 for the children of Tanzania.
More than 500 SFC students, parents and faculty, and Friends & Family Community Connection volunteered their time to ration dried goods including: rice, soy meal, dried vegetables and vitamin supplements to package into meals for distribution for the Children’s Community Center, based in Singida Town, Tanzania. In turn, the Children’s Community Center will partner with the Tanzanian government to distribute the meals to local children who suffer from hunger and malnutrition every day. In Tanzania, many children live on the streets because Aids and poverty related diseases have killed a large portion of the adult population.
“We feel fortunate to make this large contribution to children in need,” said Dr. Tom Bennett, Head of Schools for Santa Fe Christian Schools. “The support of our students, parents, and faculty, as well as the dedication of the Friends & Family Community Connection helped us exceed our goal for the Children’s Community Center.”
In exchange for meals provided by the Children’s Community Center, the Tanzanian government provides school uniforms, financial assistance and basic medical care for at-risk children — giving them hope for a brighter future. For many of these children, the Center provides their only meal of the day.
To view photos from SFC’s service event, visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SFCSEagles/posts/10153185163591016.
For more information about the Children’s Community Center, visit the Friends & Family Community Connection website at www.ffccsd.org.
In addition to volunteering their time, SFC students were asked to put away a quarter every time they had an opportunity to eat - directly linking their own meals to feeding someone else. On their own, SFC students raised $5204.92 for the children of Tanzania.
More than 500 SFC students, parents and faculty, and Friends & Family Community Connection volunteered their time to ration dried goods including: rice, soy meal, dried vegetables and vitamin supplements to package into meals for distribution for the Children’s Community Center, based in Singida Town, Tanzania. In turn, the Children’s Community Center will partner with the Tanzanian government to distribute the meals to local children who suffer from hunger and malnutrition every day. In Tanzania, many children live on the streets because Aids and poverty related diseases have killed a large portion of the adult population.
“We feel fortunate to make this large contribution to children in need,” said Dr. Tom Bennett, Head of Schools for Santa Fe Christian Schools. “The support of our students, parents, and faculty, as well as the dedication of the Friends & Family Community Connection helped us exceed our goal for the Children’s Community Center.”
In exchange for meals provided by the Children’s Community Center, the Tanzanian government provides school uniforms, financial assistance and basic medical care for at-risk children — giving them hope for a brighter future. For many of these children, the Center provides their only meal of the day.
To view photos from SFC’s service event, visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SFCSEagles/posts/10153185163591016.
For more information about the Children’s Community Center, visit the Friends & Family Community Connection website at www.ffccsd.org.
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