School Collecting Food To Fight Hunger In Community

WALESKA, GA — R. M. Moore Elementary School is collecting non-perishable food items for its year-long initiative to help less fortunate families of the Waleska community.

R. M. Moore’s Braves Café is a place where families in need can seek assistance and where the school discreetly provides food each week to families in need via the backpack delivery program.

Reinhardt University, a partner in education with the school, is inviting the community to participate in this worthy cause by bringing non-perishable foods to Support Services Lobby, located on the lower level of Burgess Administration Building.

Non-perishable items needed include canned vegetables, fruit, tuna or chicken, soups and ravioli, plus boxed items like mac and cheese and cereal/granola bars. Please no cranberry sauce; the school already has an abundance in their pantry. The deadline for pre-Thanksgiving drop-off is Tuesday, Nov. 13, but items can be donated throughout the year.

"Each week, we send a weekend pack of food with 70 students to ensure they have weekend meals," said Emily Ingram, parent involvement facilitator at R.M. Moore Elementary School. "We do this simply via donations and support from our school and local churches in our community."

She also expressed gratitude to Reinhardt for its support of families and young students in the Waleska area.

"We are hoping to turn our R.M. Moore Braves into Eagles one day," Ingram said.

Anyone interested in contributing money instead of food items can send a check to Janna Moore in the Advancement Office. Make your check payable to Reinhardt University with a notation, “R.M. Moore Food Drive.” Your gift is fully tax-deductible and will be converted into gift cards for families in need of fresh food items, Reinhardt said.

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