Cambridge Food Pantry food support on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, asking for help feeding the 150 children who need food support for weekends when they are out of school.
Teachers found that these students were afraid of the weekend when there was often not enough for them to eat. The pantry stepped in with the Back Pack program and is asking for help, as much of their funding has been cut post-pandemic.
The pantry can send most items, but 150 is sometimes a complex number of kids to feed. Cereal is the only thing needed for now.
(The photo above is Barbara, one of the hardest working and most dedicated pantry volunteers. She is the cereal unpacker.)
This is a worthy cause; please help if you can. For less than $8, you can send all of these cereals to the pantry.
The cereal we are requesting:
Original Cinnamon Toast Crunch Breakfast Cereal, 12 Oz Cereal Box, $1.99.
Life Breakfast Cereal, Original, 13 Oz Boxes (3 Pack), $14.97.
Honey Nut Cheerios Heart Healthy Breakfast Cereal, Gluten Free Cereal With Whole Grain Oats, $4.93.
Above, moving the food from the food bank in Albany.
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My research:
Several studies highlight that breakfast cereal consumption may be associated with improved cognitive functioning, lower measures of overweight or obesity, and reduced risk of hypertension.
According to the National Institutes of Health, “You can confidently buy and serve cereal to your children without guilt. Cereal remains a nourishing, cost-effective, and convenient meal or snack for families; it’s perfectly safe. Life Breakfast Cereal has the highest ratings for healthy cereal.
(AI Overview: Quaker Life cereal can be a healthy breakfast option because it’s made from whole grains, low in saturated fat, and contains fiber and protein.)
Seeing the kindness and admiration coming into the Pantry Volunteers lifts the heart. I’ll post more; they are coming in fast and lifting spirits. Nobody can tell me that Americans are not kind.
The messages are kind and touching—one Army of Good to Another. You can find them on Amazon’s Checkout Page.
From Sarah, some volunteers would love a message: (Terry unboxes food almost daily and stocks shelves 3 times a week. Barbara unpacks the cereal. Pastor Jim and Jeri help at every food service. They are very dedicated workers.)
You can browse and donate items from the Cambridge Pantry Amazon Wish List anytime by linking to this page or clicking the green button at the top of every web post.
