Butterfly Release

On May 21st, we released 47 butterflies on the playground at Stoney Creek. 
These butterflies represent the 47 children our district freed from hunger.
Cheryl Schuch of Kids Food Basket addresses the 
students at Stoney Creek

GRAND TOTAL

Final total for the Comstock Park Hunger Takes Flight collection is $6,536.95.
That will provide 7,601 meals and feed 47 children for a year.

Thank You Video

Thank you to our extraordinary 
community for their support.


Thank You to our Donors & Contributors

Thank you to our generous community for their help and support.
~ Jimmy Johns - Alpine Location
~ Meijer - Alpine Location

Special Thank to Roger and Megan MacNaughton of Acoustic Arts Custom Music Productions for their extraordinary musical donation!

Special Thanks

At the High School, special thanks to:
  • Mrs Anderson's class who raised enough to feed 3 kids for a year
  • Mrs McCambridge's class who raised enough to feed 2+ (almost 3) kids for a year
  • Mrs Bushong's, Mr Luczyk's and Miss Parrish's classes who each fed 1 kid for a year
  • Mr Staublin's class who had the largest total negaitive of -$112.78. His class collected 12,373 pennies which weighed in at 80 pounds.
**The money that CPHS raised will feed all of the students who are receiving suppers at Greenridge Elementary

At Mill Creek, special thanks to:
  • Mrs Wohlford's class & Brigade Fire Protection who rasied enough to feed nearly 3 kids for a year
  • Mrs Cummings's and Mr Kurth's classes who fed 2 kids for a year
  • Mrs King's and Mrs Schroder's classes who fed 1 kid for a year
A huge thank you to Mrs Cummings and the Student Council for their excellent execution of the collection and their hours and hours of counting

Kick-Off Video



YouTube Link

Childhood Hunger Facts

In the United States:
  • 1 in 5 (around 4 million) children live in poverty
  • An additional 9 million are at risk
In Michigan:
  • Nearly 500,000 children live in poverty. That's 12% of all children in the U.S. that live in poverty
  • 19% of children under the age of 18 live in poverty. That's a 40% increase over the last seven years
  • 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 live in poverty
  • 38% of students receive free or reduced lunch
In Kent County:
  • 1 in 3 kids in Kent County live in poverty
  • 4 out of 5 kids living in Grand Rapids live in poverty
In Comstock Park
  • There are about 20 students at Greenridge Elementary (our pre-school and kindergarten building) who are receiving sack suppers.

Kids Food Basket Facts

  • KFB provides over 1,600 sack supper evening meals every day to children at 16 elementary schools. That's over 310,000 meals yearly.
  • An additional 15 schools are on the waiting list
  • At each school KFB serves, 80% or more of students receive free or reduced lunch
  • Each supper contains 800 - 1000 calories and 5 food groups
  • Sack supper contents: one fresh fruit and vegetable, a meat & cheese sandwich, a health snack and a 100% fruit juice box.
  • It takes just $0.86 to feed a child an evening meal - that's $140 for an entire year
  • Volunteers serve from ages 5 - 95 and number over 1,500. On average, 80 people volunteer at KFB each day
  • KFB receives no government funding; all funds are donated by caring individuals, corporations, foundations, civic groups and churches.
For more information on Kids Food Basket visit www.kidsfoodbasket.org
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