Friday's Internet Edition, 05:37 AM, March 12, 2010.
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That was the message heard by women at the Pearls of Empowerment Education Forum in February at the Davie County Public Library.
A panel of six women was invited to discuss hunger as well as the challenges their agencies face in meeting needs.
According to Daughn Baker, director of child nutrition for Davie County Schools, 40 percent of Davie students receive free or reduced lunch with Cooleemee Elementary hovering at 80 percent. The breakfast program at some schools, and the free and reduced lunch at all schools, help ensure children eat during the week.
The weekends present a challenge.
Kelly Crosby, guidance counselor at Pinebrook Elementary, with community partner Sue Boggs from Smith Grove United Methodist Church, discussed the “Backpack Buddies” program implemented at Pinebrook. Smith Grove received a grant from Duke Endowment to pay for the project. Church members pack weekly bags with food children can make themselves. The bags are then sent home in student ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.