Lunch Equity Project

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Donate to the Lunch Equity Project.

The Lunch Equity Project has raised $4,747. Thanks to generous donors, we are only $253 short of reaching our campaign goal for this quarter. Can we make it? Not without the community's support.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.
100% of your contribution to the Lunch Equity Project will sustain food donation efforts by the Needham Community Council and The Needham Community Farm, Inc., which provide fresh produce and staples to 183 children and their families enrolled in the Needham Community Council Food Pantry.

Keep it local. Donate today.
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NeedhamCommunityCouncil/lunchequity.html

Parents, did you know at least one child in your kid’s class goes to school hungry? The number of children enrolled in the Needham Food Pantry has almost doubled since the start of the pandemic.

In Needham, we have a history of helping our neighbors, especially during hardship. This month show your love and support for your neighbors by 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to the Lunch Equity Project.

If possible, donate what you are saving on the free, government-funded school lunches. 100% of proceeds are collected by the Needham Community Council and evenly split between the Needham Food Pantry and The Needham Community Farm, Inc. to help sustain meals for neighbors who need it most.

𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NeedhamCommunityCouncil/lunchequity.html

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝟴𝟮 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.

At a time when many families in Needham continue to face financial strain, the Lunch Equity Project came back to resume its partnership with the Needham Community Council and The Needham Community Farm, Inc. to help raise funds to feed the 82 families currently registered in the local Food Pantry.

𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆: $𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬

Since the federal funding for free school lunches was extended through the 2021-2022 school year, Needham Public Schools continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of need. While some of us may not need this extra help, there are neighbors in our community who are struggling to put food on their table each and every day.

𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 $𝟯𝟯𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Parents, if you are able, feed it forward by donating money you are saving on school lunches to the Lunch Equity Project. Just like last year, proceeds raised by the Lunch Equity Project are collected by the Needham Community Council and split evenly across the Needham Community Council Food Pantry and The Needham Community Farm, Inc. Both organizations provide fresh produce and sustaining staples safely and respectfully to our food insecure neighbors.

$𝟯𝟯𝟲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀.

$14, $57, $342, $684 -- every dollar helps.
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
https://www.lunchequityproject.com/

Did you know, despite receiving federally-funded, free school lunches, there are 191 children enrolled in the Needham Community Council Food Pantry?

As the school year ends so will the Lunch Equity Project fundraising campaign. Your contribution this month will feed children over the summer, a time that is hardest for families who rely on school lunches for sustenance.

Every dollar counts. Donate Today:
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NeedhamCommunityCouncil/lunchequity.html

* The Needham Community Farm, Inc. * Needham Community Council * Lunch Equity Project