Inform your principal of your desire to help us feed all those who hunger in America. Locate your middle or high school dietitians and ask to meet with them. Ask the dietitian to explain what minimum daily food requirements and nutrition are all about. Ask them to explain proper food handling and preparation. Ask them if there is leftover food in your high school or middle school cafeteria.
Excess food is by no means a reflection of waste in the school district.
The leftovers from school dances, events and holiday parties can also be recovered. These programs exist in most cities. The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Law, signed in October 1996 by President Bill Clinton, has been an important document in allowing safe donations and collections to take place. Find out about local shelters, soup kitchens or pantries in your community. You may also want to volunteer in these institutions as they are always in need of volunteers.