Perfectly good food was going in the trash, so an Indiana school stuffed insulated backpacks with take-home meals for hungry kids
As part of a pilot program, 20 students at Woodland Elementary School in Elkhart went home on Friday with an insulated backpack stuffed with eight frozen meals to help them get through the weekend."We had to start a little small because we weren't sure if we would have enough food," said Natalie Bickel, the supervisor of student services for Elkhart Community Schools."The kids were thrilled, staff were crying, kids were so excited.
The University of Notre Dame athletic department and the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball team also donate unused food."With the school we combine their food with other food we've rescued from some of the best chefs in our region," Z said."A meal could consist of a vegetable from the school, protein from the University of Notre Dame and a starch from the Four Winds Casino.
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