C.A.N. Program (Caring About Nutrition) Qualifying students receive a weekly ct donations of food, money, and time from volunteers. ‘Through the Raymore-Peculiar Public Schools Foundation (a 501(c)3 organization), the CA.N. program is, designed to assist students with nutritional needs while they are away from school over weekends. jid-friendly food package. This program is currently operating on Food List + Chef Boyardee Bowls + Rice milk or shel-stable + Soup Bowls rail + Raisins Mac & Cheese Bowls vanut butter Hamburger Helper Bowls malls ot pean Bui ‘Tuna or Chicken Salad Kits Small botiles of jelly Juice Boxes (100% juice} Loaves of bread Individual small boxes or individu Se dri Individual veretable dis disposable bowls of cereal Grencis are Envelopes or plastic peel top lids of canned chicken or tuna Cereal bars Cheese Crackers Small bottles or single Pe frosted op Tarts (unfrasted) servings of ranch dressing Vegetable cups . P ‘Snacks from district snack © Pudding cups list © Fruit cups in light syrup orin «Fresh fruits and vegetables ‘own juice) weekly ‘= Applesauce Jell-O cups (non-refrigerated) All food must be able to be prepared by small children. enough to eat wind up with diminished capacity to understand and learn. Children don't have to be starving for {this to happen. Even mild under nutrition - the kind most common among poor people in America - can do it.” ~ Carl Sagan, Cornell University] Comrie manson include Raymore Chamber of Commerce (Country Club Bak "Recent research shows that many children who do not have How can Iget involved: MONEY - Monetary donations or gift cards can be sent to Raymore Peculiar Pubic Schools Foundation Memo: CAN. Program 22008 S, Seno0l Ra, .0. Box 789) Peculiar, MO 64078 All monetary donations wil be used by CAN commitice to stack the pantry shelves, ‘Tine - Every week bags wl be asembed for confidential etrburion to students, FOOD - Donated non-perishable food items. Students can drop in the barrels labeled "CAN ~ Caring About Nutrition” located at front entrances tothe schoo ‘The Chamber of Commerce will azo callect non-perishable ood items at their office 1000 W. Foxwood Drive {Country Cub Bank Building) Raymore, MO 64083, DONATION SITE - Adctional donation ses are always needed. Ifyou havea ste fora food barrel, please contact C.A.N. Program Contacts Jodie Huston Raymore-Peculiae Public Schools Foundation Director 816-892-1368, odie hustonG@raypec.org Renee Kerckhoff 816-813-5162 renee@kdoms.com Your Local PTA