Eastside Messenger - June 2nd, 2019

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Students’ efforts help stock the CW Food Pantry
By Linda Dillman
Staff Writer
Barber Museum
The National Barber Museum in Canal
Winchester is located at 135 Franklin St.
(behind the former CW High School building).
The museum showcases art, artifacts,
and memorabilia from decades of barbering
— from the early days when surgeons
and barbers served as one to the present
when those seeking a trim. Hours are
Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
or by appointment (614) 837-8400.
Canal Winchester sixth graders are
helping fill the shelves of the Canal
Winchester Food Pantry for the summer
for needy students who might not get
breakfast and lunch on a regular basis
while school is on break.
Nearly 300 students spent two days in
mid-May shopping for non-perishable food
items at Kroger with $3,600 of the $6,300
they raised during spring and fall
fundraisers. Students also held a food
drive outside the store on May 11 and collected
387 items.
Following the fundraisers, students also
left bags on doorsteps for city residents
willing to fill them with non-perishable
items and collected the bags a few days
later before school was out.
“With the exception of busing costs,
which the school district covers for us, we
were able to purchase everything we need
to make this project go smoothly,” said
teacher Kelly Best. “This year we also
wanted to donate to the BrockStrong
Foundation and add the Kroger shopping
component as well, so we held a spring
fundraiser because we knew we'd need
additional money.”
Best said the project is called the Brock
Walk in memory of Brock Johnson.
Students learned which items the pantry
needs most, were given a budget and then
required to spend a particular percentage
of their budget in certain store departments.
“They studied the Kroger website, made
a list and then purchased their items. To
date, they have collected 3,108 items. Our
annual goal is 11,111 items, a nod to Brock
since everything the foundation does is in
the 11,’s” said Best.“This is the fourth year
we’ve completed the project as a school
project. It was initially started by a group
of five students that are now sophomores.
They helped complete a smaller version of
the concept as a 4-H project.”
As elementary school children, the original
five students shared their ideas and
through research and visits to classrooms
from a food pantry representative, it was
discovered that the food pantry was running
out of food during the summer.
Started initially as a 4H project by
Best’s daughter Brooklyn, the annual
endeavor is now part of the school’s Project
Based Learning initiative, which challenges
students to find a real world problem
in their community and try to solve it.
Brooklyn said people don’t tend to think
about what happens to children who go
without breakfast or lunch during the
summer when school is out.
“I came up with the idea to place bags
around town saying what we were doing,”
said Brooklyn, who enlisted the help of
four other friends. “The next day we went
back and picked up bags and had 6,000
items to take to the pantry. Then my mom
took the idea and brought it to another
level. The second year, we went from five
people to 120 people. It’s amazing to see
how far it’s come and there are a lot of families
that will get food this summer.”
The annual endeavor is now part of the
school’s Project Based Learning initiative,
which challenges students to find a real
world problem in their community and try
to solve it.
According to food pantry administrator
Aletha Mullins, in years past, the pantry
has struggled during the summer break in
receiving food donations in contrast to the
winter holiday season.
“During the summer it is something
that just is not on people’s radar,” said
Mullins. “In the summer we do see an
increase of clients coming to the food
pantry. This project is very important to
us. It helps to provide food to get us
through the summer and fall months. We
could not do what we do without partners
like Canal Winchester Local Schools. We
are grateful that they are able to do this for
us.”
Best said projects like the Brock Walk
are important because students need to
learn to be creative, inventive thinkers and
need as many real life experiences as possible.
“They need to be active and giving
members of their community when they
can,” said Best. “This project is a great way
of showing them what can happen when
everyone chips in just a little.”
The food pantry is available to anyone
who lives in the Canal Winchester School
District, Bloom-Carroll School District,
Lithopolis and anyone who lives in
Fairfield County. Call 614-834-4700 to
make a pantry appointment. Hours of
operation are Monday through Wednesday
from 1-3 p.m. and the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month is from 4-6 p.m.
For information, call 614-834-4700.
Drug Drop Box
The Madison Township Police provide
an opiate prescription “Drug Drop Box” for
the community. It is located in the lobby of
the Madison Township Police, 4567
Madison Lane. It is accessible to the public
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Anyone can dispose of new or old pills,
including prescription medications, or
other illegal substances and place them
into this box with no questions asked.
Messenger photo by Linda Dillman
Canal Winchester High School junior Lexi Henkel (left) sophomore Brooklyn Best
(center) and sophomore Samantha Peters (right) were part of a core group of five kids
that started an ongoing food collection project while in elementary school. The collection,
then and now, benefits the local food pantry.
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