Adoption of Irving Elementary School
East White Oak has adopted Irving Elementary School in west Bloomington for the 2012-2013 school year. You can help!
Breakfast foods and snacks for students at Irving Elementary School
Many of the boys and girls in the lower elementary school classes come to school having had no breakfast, and, sometimes, little since lunch at school the previous day. The classroom teachers at Irving Elementary School attempt to provide nourishing breakfast items and other snacks during the day. The boys and girls in K-2nd grade have all their active classes at the beginning of the day and they do not eat lunch until 12:55 PM. They can use healthy and nutritious snack foods. There are close to 400 students at Irving Elementary School in 17 different classes. Many of these students do not have breakfast before coming to school. We are collecting these items weekly in a large plastic tub by the West Bloomington Outreach table in the long hallway. Your help is greatly appreciated by us, the teachers, and the STUDENTS! Watch for collection dates in Fall 2012.
Suggested items:
| Real juice drinks, boxes, pouches | Granola thins |
| Mini pretzel packs |
Napkins |
| Cheese and crackers | Microwave popcorn |
| Mini boxes of cereal | Animal crackers |
| Teddy Graham crackers | |
BOX TOPS for Education
We are collecting Box Tops for Education coupons or Irving School. You can bring your box tops to the West Bloomington Outreach table in the long hallway and put them in the container. Thanks so much for your help! You can see the complete list of items that have box top coupons by following the link below.
http://www.boxtops4education.com/Image.aspx?id=3878
Lunch/Snacks for Teachers and Staff
We will plan to provide lunch and/or snacks for the staff at Irving Elementary each month during the school year. We need your help to provide homemade treats! You can sign up in Fall 2012 to assist with this ministry.
Food/Backpack Ministry
In partnership with Midwest Food Bank, we provide backpacks with food each week for families that qualify. If you would like to participate this fall in the Thursday morning packing/loading of these bags, please contact Sharryn Swanson.
Contact for more information on any of the these opportunities.
