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Wenonah Read To Feed
For every 75 minutes of reading accomplished outside of school, a friend or family member donated a food item to the participating classes.
From Sachem Schools: Wenonah Elementary School in the Sachem Central School District connected literacy and learning during a recent community service initiative – the Read to Feed food drive.
The initiative, which benefited the Sachem Food Pantry located at Sachem High School North, works through a pledge system. For every 75 minutes of reading accomplished outside of school, a friend or family member donated a food item to the participating classes. Throughout the drive the students watched the donations add up, as colored feathers representing the classes were added to a turkey-themed bulletin board.
In addition to the literary connections, the drive also incorporated mathematics, as students tracked all weekly donations and used the data to graph their progress.
Photo courtesy of the Sachem Central School District
