The document discusses the issue of childhood hunger in US schools and the efforts of the non-profit Feed More Kids to address it. Many children in the US do not have reliable access to food at home and rely on free or reduced-price meals at school. However, strict schedules and time constraints make it difficult for schools to ensure all eligible children are fed. Feed More Kids aims to combat this problem by placing healthy vending machines stocked with reimbursable meals in schools, with the goal of feeding millions more children each year.

1. One Powerful Fact:
Every day in the USA kids come
to school hungry. In the country
that feeds the world we have
hungry kids in every school
district across the United States.
The worst part is that there are
federal programs to feed kids
from low income homes yet
more than 52% of those who are
eligible are still not getting the
food and nutrition they need to
grow to be healthy adults. The
food is available, the school
foodservice teams are passionate
and committed to feeding kids,
yet the time restraints make this
a challenge to say the least.
Why Feeding Kids Matters
Behavior issues, poor learning skills, short and long term health issues - it is not an
overstatement to say the impact of hungry kids is closely tied to the future of our nation.
www.FeedMoreKids.org

2. The first program began as The National School Lunch Program and was created in 1946 when President Truman signed the
National School Lunch Act into law. Truman intended these meals to promote and protect child nutrition, while supporting
consumption of American farm products. Today, the School Lunch Program is part of a much broader federal nutrition assistance
program operating in over 101,000 public and non-profit private schools and residential care institutions. Regulated and
administered at the federal level by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
which defines the current program as nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to more than 33 million U.S. children
each school day. According to a recent study, more than 51% of all school age children are eligible for free or reduced cost
reimbursable meals. To learn more and see the latest national news on this topic, go to www.ReimbursableMeals.com
About Reimbursable Meals - The opportunity for school children to receive free or reduced
price meals is part of a national program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA). The programs are administered through the school systems, to feed breakfast, lunch,
after school meals, dinner and/or snacks – all with federal requirements – to help
FEED MORE KIDS.
Junk food like fries, colas and pizza is cheap food that does not contribute to smart kids. Free or reduced meals at school
are nutritious, available and fuel the next generation.
The Story Behind FEED MORE KIDS – In 2007, while
selling vending machines to school systems, we had our first
introduction to how many kids were coming to school hungry.
The need was growing but the response was, and is, far too slow.
In 2010 we reached out to food producers to see how we could
partner to get more of the machines full of healthy foods in schools.
Food producers like the National Dairy Council among others
stepped up and helped us place machines in 400 locations, in 27
states and we have fed more than 3.6 million kids over the years.
For nearly a decade we have talked about the need to FEED MORE
KIDS and this year we hit the tipping point. When more than 50%
of kids come to school hungry, we had to ramp up our efforts and
FEED MORE KIDS. In mid-2015 a group of professionals came
together to build a nonprofit organization that could quickly ramp
up how many kids will be fed healthy meals. We thank you for
your interest in helping to FEED MORE KIDS.
Many children do not get enough food at home. Schools
are the prime location where there is
opportunity to feed them. Together we can.
How Can This Be So?
The focus on testing and
grades has taken time away
from lunch, among other
programs. Most schools now
have about a 6-hour school
day and only one 20-minute
lunch break. From the time the bell rings a student
has 20 minutes to go to the bathroom, locker, get and
eat lunch and make it to the next class. Now imagine
you are in the school cafeteria and 2000 kids come
rushing toward the food line – it is a scenario that plays
out daily and helps tell the story of this problem.

3. How FEED MORE KIDS will feed
more kids: The money raised will be
used in several ways. The main way will be
to supply a machine to schools that qualify
for the program, at no charge. We are in
the process of developing a scholarship
program to also help kids going forward.
We are also going to supply advertising kits,
parent communications, fun giveaways and
possibly free product to encourage the kids
to participate in the program.
Data was supplied by the U.S. Department of Education,
Food Research and Action Center and the National Center
for Education Statistics
What a $15,000 donation will do:
▷ A machine will immediately be placed in an eligible* middle
or high school. Because this is a free donation to the school
there are very few layers of paperwork necessary – just approval
from the school to accept the donation and the machine is on
its way.
▷ School foodservice directors will receive a complete package of
materials including recipes, tips on building student awareness
and participation, a colorful, vinyl machine wrap, a complete
how-to PR campaign to communicate with parents, students
and their community. They will have an 800 number to call
for any technical issues .…… more??
▷ FEEDing MORE KIDS for the next decade or more. The
machines we supply are high quality, tried and true feeding
machines. They are fully wired to work with the school’s
internal system for accounting and can even send a message
to the foodservice director when the machine is ready to be
restocked or there has been a power failure. For more details
on the Star Food Healthy Express machines go to
www.StarFoodHealthyExpress.com
▷ Donors will be included in national publicity and work with
our national public relations firm to maximize the meaning
of their contribution and the difference it is making in their
community and in the lives of the next generation.
▷ FEED MORE KIDS is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization,
recognized by the IRS and contributions are tax deductible.
*Schools chosen for placement of a reimbursable meal machine must
have a compatible POS system
Top Chefs who know how to make healthy food look
appealing are part of our team too – we are working with
Chefs and culinary organizations nationwide to create colorful and
appetizing food that the kids can see through the glass front of the
machines and encourage them to make their selection and eat
healthy, chef designed meals.
Local Top Chefs work with school foodservice
professionals to create colorful and appealing
reimbursable meals to assure this healthy food
is the top choice of students.
We will focus on middle and high
school students that are eligible to
receive reimbursable meals. That would
include breakfast, lunch and possibly dinner.
A proven track record – ready to do much
more. The kids are in schools across the
USA. Last year 3,600,000 kids were fed
through the Star Food Healthy express
program. The machines are in 27 states
with over 400 on location. In less than
20 seconds schools get the accounting
data needed and kids get the healthy
food they need.

4. ▶ Donations of all sizes are welcomed
▶ $15,000 donation gives you full sponsorship of one machine
▶ Send checks to:
▷ Feed More Kids
4800 NW 15th Avenue, suite B
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
▶ Credit card donations can be made through our website:
▷ www.FeedMoreKids.org
▶ For more information please contact:
▷ Joe Gilbert, President of Feed More Kids
Email: JGilbert@feedmorekids.org
Website: www.FeedMoreKids.org
▶ Board of Directors, 2015 – 2018, 3-year terms
▷ President, Joseph Gilbert
Email: JGilbert@feedmorekids.org
▷ CEO, Art Dunham
Email: ADunham@feedmorekids.org
▷ Vice President, Bob Gottlieb
Email: BGottlieb@feedmorekids.org
▷ Treasurer, Jeff Hollander
Email: JHollender@feedmorekids.org
www.FeedMoreKids.org
Here is a conservative estimate of
how many kids we can feed next year.
For a donation of $15,000 we can place one
machine, in one school with technical support
and a public relations plan of action. A fully
stocked machine holds 96 multi-component
reimbursable or free meals, so we’ll base our
conservative estimate on just one machine,
stocked just once and only operating the 180
days school is in normal session.
Kids come to school 180 days a year, which
means in just one school year, through just
one machine stocked once - we can serve
more than 17,000 meals. A machine can be
restocked in minutes so keeping them full or
changing meals from breakfast to lunch is an
easy loading process. In addition, if we can
keep these machines stocked over the summer,
holidays, weekends and more – we can assure
kids aren’t hungry during the other 185 days
when they are not in school. What a difference
just one machine can make!
We can make a difference quickly:
For every 125 machines we place in schools,
we will feed over 2 million more reimbursable
meals. With more than 14.5 million public
high schools and middle schools in the USA
you can see the opportunity is huge. But the
need is immediate.
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