Madison school earns national honor for hunger fight

Discovery Middle School  recently received a National School of Distinction status from the Schools Fight Hunger program. Fewer than 2,000 schools nationwide earned this level of distinction in the 2010-2011 school year.

The National School of Distinction status is awarded to schools that demonstrate notable enthusiasm, creativity or dedication in getting involved with the hunger cause. Whether its activating students around a school-wide food drive, organizing volunteers for a local pantry or food bank or cultivating a school garden to provide fresh produce for the cause, schools all across the country have been playing a larger and larger role in helping to fight hunger nationwide.

“The students, staff and families of our School of Distinction schools should be very proud of their efforts and the impact they’re making on the hunger cause,” points out Schools Fight Hunger founder, Tim Sullivan.  Of course, the short-term results are impressive, but we also love to see how our next generation of leaders are getting active in their communities at such a young age.” In a day when so much news about our kids and our schools seems so negative, these schools and these students are well worth celebrating.”

Complete details about the Discovery Middle School 2010-2011 efforts, as well as details about all 2011 honorees can be found on the “Schools Fighting” profile pages at Schoolsfighthunger.org.

The Schools Fight Hunger program itself is a 2-year-old initiative focused on connecting schools nationwide with the hunger cause, helping those schools fight hunger most effectively, celebrating the good work of schools and students and inspiring our next generation of leaders on the value of service.

The Fall 2011 Schools Fight Hunger and ConAgra Foods’ Child Hunger Ends Here campaign is focused on school food drives and this year features an awards program (and the chance to have school efforts multiplied thanks to ConAgra Foods) for participating and reporting schools. Complete details are available on the Schools Fight Hunger site or through ChildHungerEndsHere.com/schools.