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THV Summer Cereal Drive
What is the Summer Cereal Drive?
Did you know that 56% of all children who attend public school in the state of Arkansas depend on free- or reduced-price meals? During the summer months when school is out and those vital programs are unavailable, Arkansas children and families are left with an increased need for food. The Summer Cereal Drive provides hungry Arkansans with non-perishable breakfast items that are both nutritious and kid-friendly.
Every year, Today's THV This Morning with B.J., Alyson and Tom steps in to help fight hunger in Arkansas in the summer months. 2009 marks the 10th year of the Summer Cereal Drive. Help us commemorate this special anniversary as we attempt to collect 360,000 boxes for a ten-year cumulative total of one million boxes raised!
What counts as cereal?
- Dry cereal - boxes OR bags
- Cereal/Breakfast Bars
- Pop Tarts
- Oatmeal
- Cream of Wheat
Business Teams Rules and Regulations
- Teams must submit their registration forms between May 1st and May 29th.
- Items must contain at least 9 oz. of product to be counted as one box.
- Teams must submit their totals to the Arkansas Foodbank Network by 3:00 pm on Thursday of each week to be included in the Today's THV Morning Division Total Announcements.
- Teams may start collecting boxes for the competition June 1st - no earlier.
- Teams must stop collecting boxes for the competition June 26th at 3:00 p.m.
How to become a team:
Request a registration form by contacting Sarah Cowan by phone at (501) 565-8121, ext. 15 or by email at summercereal@gmail.com.
Submit your registration to the Arkansas Foodbank Network by May 29th.
Email: summercereal@gmail.com
Fax: Sarah Cowan at (501) 565-0180
Mail: Attn: Summer Cereal Drive
Arkansas Foodbank Network
8121 Distribution Dr., Bldg. A
Little Rock, AR 72209
Dates to Remember
May 1 Begin business Drive Sign-Up
May 29 Last Day for Business Sign-Up
Kick-Off Breakfast
Golden Corral
5001 Warden Road
North Little Rock, AR
5:00 - 7:00 am
June 1 Begin Business Drive
June 26 Business Drive Ends at 3:00 pm
July 10 Wrap-Up Breakfast at Golden Corral in North Little Rock