Food drive information

Dear Thompson Families,

You are invited to participate in the Arlington EATS fall food drive! Now that school has begun
Arlington EATS is focused on ensuring all Thompson kids have enough healthy food during the
school day and over the weekend.
From September 29 through October 10, Arlington EATS will be collecting the following
food items:
○ Kindergarten - oatmeal and/or boxed cereal
○ 1st grade - rice and/or beans
○ 2nd grade - ultra-pasteurized (shelf-stable) milk and/or granola bars
○ 3rd grade - canned fruit and/or vegetables
○ 4th grade - mac & cheese and/or canned pasta
○ 5th grade - peanut butter/sunbutter and/or jelly
■ We always need healthy and easy-to-eat snacks (eg: bananas, clementines, cheese-sticks,
Gogurts, baby carrots) to distribute for snacks, so these items are welcome as well.
Your child should bring the items to his/her classroom and place them in the Arlington EATS box.
Each day we will tally the number of items contributed per classroom.
The class with the highest participation will receive extra recess during the week of
October 14!!
Thank you again for the support! Please remember to visit our website to make a donation or see
other volunteer opportunites: www.arlington-eats.org and like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/Arlington.EATS.
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REMINDER: If you believe your child could benefit from the free weekend food program but you
have not turned in the consent form, please contact Vicki Rose (main office) or Nicole Melnik (Room
108) at Thompson.