This is the lunch Haeata is taking to kindy today. Carrot sticks, snow peas, pop corn, rice crackers, slices of cheese and as a special treat since it's the last day of term, a waffle toastie with banana and dark chocolate in it. No fruit because Haeata's kindy provides lots of fruit and toast for morning tea. Healthy, environmentally friendly, inexpensive and I'll be amazed if Haeata manages to finish it all.
But I look at this picture and realise how lucky we are. Much of the food in this lunch box is out of reach for many families. At $10 a block, cheese is pretty expensive. Snow peas are a luxury. Soy & Linseed bread is definitely out of the budget. Haeata had a banana for breakfast and now there's an extra half in her toastie. Many families can only afford one piece of fruit per day per child. If that.
It doesn't matter where you put the blame, children in our community are going to school with no food.
There is so much we should do but for today, all you need to do is txt Lunch to 8595 to make a $3 donation to KidsCan. The Campbell Live fundraising drive goes till the end of the day so tell everyone you know! If you can donate more then deposit money into this account number:
ASB BANK 12 3026 0348180 03 to go straight to the KidsCan Charitable Trust.
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