Kent School Community Service Focuses on Food Pantry

Kent School students are continuing their support of the Kent County Food Pantry this spring with a food drive to support the Backpack Program. Our Student Government Association is asking students to bring in food items, including single servings of soup, cereal, pasta, pudding, fruit cups, breakfast bars and drinks. The Food Pantry Backpack Program provides a supply of food for students in Kent County who are experiencing food insecurity when they are away from their school campus on weekends and school breaks.

Kent School’s Backpack Program food drive coincides with the upcoming Chester Gras celebration, for which Kent School is a sponsor, and which also supports the Food Pantry efforts. The Chester Gras celebration will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020.

Kent School started the 2019-2020 academic year with a school-wide Empty Bowls event for which every student made a ceramic bowl. At our Empty Bowls gathering, guests enjoyed a variety of homemade soups and bread after purchasing a ceramic bowl. Through Empty Bowls, Kent School was able to provide a donation of just over $3,000 to the Food Pantry. In the Fall, students coordinated a canned food drive in conjunction with our Grandparents and Grandfriends Day. Our students were able to donate an additional 500 pounds of food to the Food Pantry, which was delivered by the SGA officers.

The Backpack Program food drive rounds out the service projects coordinated by our students and employees in support of the Kent County Food Pantry for this academic year. Nancy Mugele, Kent School’s Head of School, said, “In addition to the academic work our students are engaged in, it is important for our students to serve and support our greater Chestertown community. These efforts help our students become honorable and responsible citizens. We are grateful for the opportunity to participate in efforts that help families in our area.”

For more information about Kent School visit www.KentSchool.org, or for the Kent County Food Pantry visit www.KentFoodPantry.org