Documents for Doing KAH at Your School

Kids Against Hunger – Packet of Documents

1. KAH Overview
   a summary of the steps required to have a KAH Event
2. KAH Major Tasks List
   a detailed list of tasks, divided by area, for the event
3. 2008 KAH Oct Parent Letter
   the first letter we send out in October to parents regarding the event
4. 2008 KAH Nov Parent Reminder
   the second letter we send out in November to parents regarding the event
5. Kids Against Hunger Schedule 2007
   schedule for the day with classes per shift assigned
6. KAH Kids Assignment Sheet Tables 1-6
   schedule for teachers to assign students to specific tasks for tables 1-6
7. KAH Kids Assignment Sheet Tables 7-12
   schedule for teachers to assign students to specific tasks for tables 7-12
8. Volunteer Contact List
   a spreadsheet to help manage the volunteers
9. Volunteer Shift Choice Email
   verbiage for an email to parents asking them when they'd like to volunteer during the event
10. Volunteer Shift Reminder Email
    verbiage for an email to parents reminding them of their volunteer time
11. Volunteer Thank You Email
    verbiage for an email to parents thanking them for their help
12. KAH Volunteering Instructions
    short summaries of volunteer instructions for each of the parent assignments
13. KAH Cooking Notes
    notes on logistics for making KAH food for tasting/eating.
14. KAH Key Messages
    a summary of the Key Messages around KAH for students, staff, media

Kids Against Hunger 2008!

Edina Public Schools Partners with Kids Against Hunger
http://www.feedingchildrenstewart.org/
In December, Highlands Elementary and Countryside
Elementary packed meals for Kids Against Hunger
(KAH), a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization
that distributes nutritious meals to impoverished countries.
Combined, the schools packed 128,642 meals for Haiti, the
chosen beneficiary, and raised $12,550 for KAH. "We had
a million smiles on the faces of kids and adults alike; it was
an amazing day," said Peter Hodne, principal of Highlands.
Creek Valley Elementary plans to host a KAH visit in
February.
For Highlands, the partnership with KAH has become
a cherished tradition. The school was introduced to the
organization in January of 2005 by parent Faith Rothberg,
who was interested in packing food for the victims of
the 2004 tsunami. In a little less than a month, Rothberg
spearheaded an impromptu KAH visit that sent 16,000
meals to East Asia. The event was successful on all levels,
and it soon became a permanent fixture in Highlands’
December winter celebration.
Last year, Highlands packed more than 55,000 meals for
Malawi, Africa – enough meals to feed every seat in the
Metrodome! And with Countryside and Creek Valley joining
the effort, even more meals from Edina will be sent to
countries in need. Hear from the kids what they learned through this experience.

View the 5 min DVD of this Remarkable event!

Books for Children

Books
• A Rose for Abby by Donna Guthrie, illustrated by Dennis Hockerman (Abingdon Press,
1988). Abby has an idea that everyone in the community has something to offer the poor.
Resource List
• http://www.doinggoodtogether.org/books.html
• Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan (William Morrow and Co.,
1997). Uncle Willy brings his nephew with him when he works at a soup kitchen.
• Famine: The World Reacts by Paul Bennett (Smart Apple Media, 1999). Learn about the
history of food shortages, why they occur and what you can do to help.
• Gracie’s Girl by Ellen Wittlinger (Simon and Schuster, 2000) Ages 9-12. Helping out at a
soup kitchen doesn’t seem “cool” to Bess, until she meets someone who puts a face on
hunger and homelessness.
• Hunger 101: A Guide and Activity Workbook, Atlanta Community Food Bank
• Sophie and the Sidewalk Man by Stephanie S. Tolan, illustrated by Susan Avishai. (Four
Winds Press, 1992). Sophie weighs out her compassion for a homeless man against her
desire for a small stuffed hedgehog. Simple and realistic.
• Thanks & Giving: All Year Long edited by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf (New York:
Simon and Schuster, 2004). A collection of stories, poems and songs by famous authors
and celebrities that celebrate gratitude, love, sharing, family and friendship. Royalties from
the book benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering
• Hunger: An Unnatural History by Sharman Apt Russell (Peresus Books Group, 2005)
This book explains all aspects of hunger from the actual process of digestion, satiety and
hunger caused by 18 hours without food, 36-hours, 7 days, and 30 days. It also provides
an historical overview of how hunger has impacted history including the use of hunger
strikes for political ends. A possible end to hunger is described.
• Quilt Maker’s Gift and Quilt Maker’s Journey by Jeff Brumbeau

Sharing our Finances

II. Giving of Money/Policy
• http://www.savethechildren.org/sponsorship/learn.html - Sponsorship provides more
than the satisfaction that comes with helping improve the health and wellbeing of children,
it delivers a rare opportunity to witness young lives lifted over time. You can sponsor an
Individual Child for $28.00 a month
• Creates a unique bond between beneficiary and benefactor
• Annual photo and status updates of sponsored children
• C orrespondence encouraged
• http://www.jrlc.org/ - Guided by God's vision of the common good as reflected in Jewish, Christian,
and Islamic traditions, JRLC mobilizes religious communities to influence public policy in
Minnesota.
Resource List
• http://www.giveregistry.org/ - Give Registry is a gift registry with a unique twist - rather than ideas
for what you want, Give Registry provides ideas for giving back to the community.
• http://www.veapvolunteers.org/index.cfm?pageid=76 - see above

Giving of Time Resource List

Giving of Time
• www.doinggoodtogether.org - Doing Good Together offers the materials and services you
need to volunteer with your children easily. A particular strength is our customized
assistance for organizations -- including faith communities, schools, nonprofits, civic,
community and parent groups -- that want an organized approach to their family service
efforts. Explore our website to learn how we can help your family or organization make a
difference.
• www.hungersolutions.org - Hunger Solutions Minnesota provides and advocates for
solutions to hunger by providing money, food, information and legislative support for
those agencies providing food for the hungry
• http://www.veapvolunteers.org/index.cfm?pageid=76 - We strive to provide financial,
emotional and physical support to low-income individuals and families living in our
community. VEAP's programs are designed to meet both the present and projected needs
of low-income, elderly and disabled citizens. We respond to the needs of hunger, poverty,
disability, isolation and the ongoing effects of these conditions through our programs:
Food, Seasonal, (Back To School, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas) Social Services
and Transportation. VEAP fulfills its mission through donations of money, goods and
volunteer services coordinated by a professional staff, which creates a neighbor
serving neighbor program and strengthens the community as a whole. Each year over 1000
volunteers with support from Businesses, Faith Communities, Foundations, Government,
Individuals, Organizations and Schools work together improving the lives of people in our
community.
• H.O.M.E. is home maintenance for the elderly. It is raking, yard cleanup, mowing and
shoveling for older folks that are still in their own homes but can't keep them up physically
or economically.

Welcome to our service blog!

Kids Serving Others was formed to create ongoing service learning opportunities for Highlands students. It was formed with three audiences in mind: Highlands kids teaching others through service learning, the school children who will be packing the food and the starving children who will be receiving the food.

We documented our experience in hopes that you might be encouraged to participate. Watch this 5 minute video.