PSL & Perry Center Weekend Food Program Proposal Contest
Currently, 27.5% or 165 of the children who attend Perry Elementary School are identified as economically disadvantaged. These students qualify for free or reduced price meals. Some of these children experience food insecurity over the weekend.
In 2017, a concerned community member approached the PSL program to discuss the possibility of starting a backpack program to get food directly into the hands of children who need it. After consulting with local non-profits that facilitate weekend food programs at other schools , PSL and the Perry Center collaborated to launch a similar program at PES. |
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Visit Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap resource.
1. What is the meal gap in Lake County, Ohio? 2. What programs are available to assist families who are food insecure? Visit Feeding America's Child Hunger in America resource. 1. What percentage of families who are food insecure choose cheap food over healthier options? 2. How are children affected by food insecurity? |
Objectives
Create a program to provide up to 60 children at Perry Elementary School who demonstrate the greatest need with food to take home over the weekend. Students who qualify will receive 3 dinners, 2 lunches, 2 breakfasts, 1 snack, and a special treat each Thursday. The food will be discreetly packed in drawstring bags and sent home with each child on Friday to provide food assistance over the weekend. PSL students will be responsible for gathering, sorting, and storing donations as well as packing, distributing, and collecting weekend bags in a room adjacent to the PSL classroom. The program will be operated with respect for the children’s confidentiality.
Contest
Current PSL students, working in groups of 2 or 3, will submit proposals for the weekend food program that include:
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Guidelines
Each group will be provided with background information about a sample PES student. Menus, recipe, and personalized item should be designed with this student in mind. Presentations must include the following components:
- Google Slide Proposal: Share an electronic copy with Mr. Soeder and Mrs. Trentanelli prior to your presentation.
- Drawstring bag with weekend menu items, personalized item, recipe card, food resource card, and original receipt(s): Place required items in the drawstring bag. Be sure to include your original receipt(s).
- Samples of your easy-to-prepare no cook snack or meal for the class.
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Judging
A panel made up of representatives from The Perry Center, Perry Elementary, FCS, and the community will be on hand to judge student presentations.
Awards
Students who design the top 5 proposals will receive an exemption on the Final Exam.
RESOURCES
1. Creating a Program Name
Your group is tasked with creating an original program name with an accompanying rationale that explains how the name clearly describes the program, its purpose, and is distinctly Perry. The links below might be helpful.
10 Rules for Picking a Company Name: A quick summary of do's and don'ts when creating a name for a new venture.
Business name generator: You enter key words and this web page will generate several ideas (some will be better than others).
How to Name Your Nonprofit So Everyone Remembers It: Six tips for creating nonprofit names that are powerful.
Name Ideas for a Charity Organization: Five suggestions to guide the charity naming process.
Business name generator: You enter key words and this web page will generate several ideas (some will be better than others).
How to Name Your Nonprofit So Everyone Remembers It: Six tips for creating nonprofit names that are powerful.
Name Ideas for a Charity Organization: Five suggestions to guide the charity naming process.
2. Creating a Program Logo
Your group is tasked with creating an original program logo with an accompanying rationale that explains how the logo clearly represents the program, its purpose, and is distinctly Perry. The links below might be helpful.
50 Best Nonprofit Logos: A great place to start to get ideas for how to create a logo that is memorable.
How to Design a Logo: Five step process for creating a successful logo design.
Warning: Most of the "Free" logo makers available on the web are not free. It is free to make the image, but there is a charge to save the image. You'll be better off drawing your own or using a "fair use" google image with your program name or initials.
How to Design a Logo: Five step process for creating a successful logo design.
Warning: Most of the "Free" logo makers available on the web are not free. It is free to make the image, but there is a charge to save the image. You'll be better off drawing your own or using a "fair use" google image with your program name or initials.
3. Creating a Program Tagline
Your group is tasked with creating an original program tagline with an accompanying rationale that explains how the tagline clearly represents the program, its purpose, and is distinctly Perry. The links below might be helpful.
How to Write Great Taglines and Mission Statements: An analysis of popular taglines and what makes them effective.
Nonprofit Taglines: The Art of Effective Brevity: A research based article on effective taglines in the nonprofit sector.
Slogan Generator: A resource for seniors who might be lacking creativity, motivation, or inspiration.
Nonprofit Taglines: The Art of Effective Brevity: A research based article on effective taglines in the nonprofit sector.
Slogan Generator: A resource for seniors who might be lacking creativity, motivation, or inspiration.
4. Sample Weekend Menu
Your group's proposal must include
- a menu with 2 breakfast options, 2 lunch options, 3 dinner options, and 1 snack
- a nutritional analysis of menu items to ensure representation from each food group, with preference for foods low in sodium/sugar/fat and full of whole grains and protein.
- consideration for allergies/health issues of child that would affect food preference
- an evaluation to ensure the menu is child-friendly, nonperishable, easy-to-open, and easily-consumed
The links below may be helpful when developing your menu and completing your nutritional analysis:
10 Tips Choose My Plate: USDA resource with guidelines for selecting healthy foods that are full of nutrients.
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: Use this link to complete the nutritional analysis.
Food-A-Pedia: USDA resource with quick access to nutrition info for over 8,000 foods.
Healthy Eating on a Budget: USDA resource with tips for creating healthy menus without breaking the bank.
Top Food Allergies: Kids Living with Food Allergies explains how to read labels to avoid allergies and find substitutions.
10 Tips Choose My Plate: USDA resource with guidelines for selecting healthy foods that are full of nutrients.
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: Use this link to complete the nutritional analysis.
Food-A-Pedia: USDA resource with quick access to nutrition info for over 8,000 foods.
Healthy Eating on a Budget: USDA resource with tips for creating healthy menus without breaking the bank.
Top Food Allergies: Kids Living with Food Allergies explains how to read labels to avoid allergies and find substitutions.
5. Special Item
Your group's proposal must include a description of a free/inexpensive special item that could be included in the bag along with an analysis of the age and gender appropriateness of the item and rationale for including it.
The links below may be helpful when determining what special item to include in your bag:
30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students
31 Creative Back to School Treats for Students
51 Ideas for Smile-Inducing Lunch Box Notes and Surprises
Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students
Super Sily Lunch Box Jokes For Kids
Testing Treats
The links below may be helpful when determining what special item to include in your bag:
30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students
31 Creative Back to School Treats for Students
51 Ideas for Smile-Inducing Lunch Box Notes and Surprises
Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students
Super Sily Lunch Box Jokes For Kids
Testing Treats
6. Recipe for No Cook Snack or No Cook Meal
Your group's proposal must include an original recipe for a no cook snack or meal that can be made from menu items along with
a nutritional analysis of recipe with preference given to foods that are low in sodium, sugar, and fat while containing whole grain or lean protein.
The links below may be helpful when writing the recipe:
How to Write a Recipe Like a Professional
Picture Recipes: Suggestions for writing recipes for children who benefit from visual cues
a nutritional analysis of recipe with preference given to foods that are low in sodium, sugar, and fat while containing whole grain or lean protein.
The links below may be helpful when writing the recipe:
How to Write a Recipe Like a Professional
Picture Recipes: Suggestions for writing recipes for children who benefit from visual cues
7. Information About Local Resources
Your group's proposal must include a summary of local resources (food pantries, soup kitchens, clothing rooms, etc.) that can be accessed during service interruptions (holidays, summer, etc.)
The links below may be helpful when developing your summary of local resources:
2016 Cuyahoga County Street Card: Consider using this template to create a similar resource for Lake County
The links below may be helpful when developing your summary of local resources:
2016 Cuyahoga County Street Card: Consider using this template to create a similar resource for Lake County