Pauline Poyner Sponsors the School Holiday Hunger Challenge

The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean counties is gearing up for The School Holiday Hunger Challenge! This program invites all students, grades Pre-K, elementary, middle school, high school, and college to take the time to consider those less fortunate during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Students will participate in a Holiday Food Drive at their school. In 2010, 85 schools got involved in the Challenge, and together collected more than 68,000 pounds of food and more than $13,000 for local families in need! To encourage students to get involved in this great opportunity, The Challenge awards students demonstrating outstanding efforts.

Schools that wish to participate in the program will need to select a Hunger Challenge Coordinator, such as a parent, club advisor or PTA member, who will complete the registration, act as contact with the Foodbank and oversee the program at that particular school.  Different schools will be assigned different categories of which food items to collect.

The 2011 Holiday Hunger Challenge begins on September 26th and runs until November 21st. This program is a vital part of the community for both the schools participating and the community benefiting from the efforts. It is a great time for students to not only get involved in helping their community, but also to demonstrate and build leadership skills.

Knowing how important the Challenge is, local businesses from around the Monmouth and Ocean county areas come to the aid of the Foodbank to help make the program possible. Pauline Poyner is a proud sponsor of the 2011 School Holiday Hunger Challenge! As a member of Monmouth County and Ocean County Association of Realtors, and as a real estate agent for 16 years, community is very important to not only Pauline, but the homeowners she helps settle into the communities.

For more information on the School Holiday Hunger Challenge, visit the Foodbank online. For information on Pauline Poyner’s services, local events and tips on buying, selling or moving into a new home, “Like” Pauline on Facebook!