Fourth Grade Food Drive

December, 2009

Dear Parents,

Fourth graders will be reading The Family Under the Bridge as a whole class read-aloud in December. This novel features many worthy themes, one of which is the plight of homelessness.  As part of this unit, fourth graders will be invited to participate in a food/supplies drive to help those in need in our own community.  The food/supplies drive will take place during the week of December 14th-18th.  While any donations of non-perishable food items are welcome, the Franklin Food Pantry has informed us that the following items are particularly in need at this time:

• Cleaning Supplies, such as:
• antibacterial hand gel
• antibacterial wipes
• cleaners
• paper towels
• tissues
• laundry detergent
• Boxes of Cereal

We will also be in need of parent volunteers who would be available on the final day of the food drive (December 18th) in the late morning, to box and deliver the items to the Franklin Food Pantry (as they close by 1:00 PM).  If you are available to help on that day and tiem, please let your child's teacher know.

We thank you for the opportunity to teach your child a valuable lesson about giving and generosity.

Many thanks,

The Fourth Grade Team