Orange shoes represent businesses with larger donations. Whichever class had the most shoes up could have a pizza party. Thanks to the fact-packed posters the kids hung all over campus, the classes will remember the walk s importance long after they ve polished off their pizzas. The walk is one of the leading sources of funding for emergency food programs in the state, said Merzbacher. Project Bread supports nearly 400 soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks and food salvage programs in 129 Massachusetts communities.
Most students are very unaware of issues of hunger.
With wealth comes power, and we want students to understand and sympathize, so when they get older they can advocate for change. The children will get to dance to a DJ and play sports while their parents get a break for the night. But Goldman students won t take a break until they ve finished the walk. They re sunburned and sore the next day, but they feel so good about it. And the six-hour walk is a good time to catch up with pals, said Merzbacher.