Many students in Pahrump are faced with an extra challenge when it comes to education. That challenge is hunger. Many of our students are provided breakfast and lunch through the district free and reduced program. However, many of them do not get to eat dinner when they return home. Weekends are especially hard and they return to school with empty stomachs, making learning impossible. The Kiwanis Food for Thought program is an educational program that assists local students by providing them with enough food over to weekend to return to school on Monday full and ready to learn.
Founded by Shannon Moore, while she was the PTO president at Manse elementary in 2008. The Food For Thought program has grown from servicing about 30 children at Manse elementary to servicing over 475 in the 4 elementary, middle, high, pre k and home schools in just the Parhump Valley.
While this is a Kiwanis program we seek individuals to volunteer in the food packing and school distribution each week to 8 locations in Pahrump Valley.
For more information please contact Shannon Moore at 775-910-3329 or Chanda Wieland 616-902-0629
Founded by Shannon Moore, while she was the PTO president at Manse elementary in 2008. The Food For Thought program has grown from servicing about 30 children at Manse elementary to servicing over 475 in the 4 elementary, middle, high, pre k and home schools in just the Parhump Valley.
While this is a Kiwanis program we seek individuals to volunteer in the food packing and school distribution each week to 8 locations in Pahrump Valley.
For more information please contact Shannon Moore at 775-910-3329 or Chanda Wieland 616-902-0629
Karen Jackson at KNYE radio has always been a big supporter of the Kiwanis Food For Thought program, Even hosting 3 day radiothons to help raise funds for the program. Her radiothons have raised over $30,000 for the kids on the Kiwanis For For Thought program of Pahrump which is used for food to feed school age children over the weekends who otherwise would go hungry.
Nonperishable food items needed, please remember we are looking for individual sizes, pop tops preferred.
Sorry, but we can not accept any food that has been split into individual baggies. No glass jars. No soda or junk food.
Sorry, but we can not accept any food that has been split into individual baggies. No glass jars. No soda or junk food.
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single servings or snack sizes of
raisins oatmeal breakfast bars cheese and crakers granola bars cereal applesauce cups or pouches fruit cups fruit snacks pudding cups |
Canned items
soup stew tuna vienna sausages pork & beans chicken spam ravioli spaghetti o's beefaroni spaghetti sauce ( no glass containers) peanut butter jelly ( no glass containers) |
Boxed items & dry goods
rice a roni mac and cheese ramen cereal pasta sides pasta instant potatoes |
Drinks
Shelf milk juice boxes bottled water caprisun pouches |
