Eastplain 5th Graders Help Combat Food Insecurity on Long Island! by Karin Fey

karinfey — 2025-10-16 13:39:07 UTC

Think of creative ways we can help combat this real-world problem through organizing a specific Eastplain-wide food drive. Post your idea with a possible title for your food drive idea and a description of how it would work. Please add ANY details you think would be thoughtful or helpful.

Imagine the Pasta-bilities

karinfey — 2025-10-16 13:46:50 UTC

Let us Have a Muffinful Time!

aglenz33 — 2025-10-16 17:57:41 UTC

We could do a Muffin drive and it will be called "Let us Have a Muffinful Time!" How we could help is we could have a drive for people with muffins and muffins don't go bad. We could also work with The Inn. Muffins are also good for you. We can give cartons of muffins to people who are starved.

Rice makes everything nice

mpenza33 — 2025-10-16 18:00:45 UTC

I think we should partner with Island Harvest because Eastplain has not partnered with them, and we can also make it gluten-free because of allergies, or it can be a great side for the food that they have. Another reason we can donate rice is that there is a large variety of rice.

Let's raise some raisins

2025-10-16 18:06:30 UTC

Let's raise some raisins. I am trying to help kids and family all over long island by making a raisin food drive. I would like to make a raisin food drive because I was inspired by last years food drive it was called please spread love. There was a lot of peanut butter and a lot of jelly donated to the food pantry from last year.I want to get a lot of raisin boxes you can bring in 4 boxes of raisins.

We CAN All Be SOUPer! (I'm still working on this.)

vbaio33 — 2025-10-16 18:08:47 UTC

This food service project will help people with their food insecurity. Do you always have breakfast in the morning and do you have lunch in the middle of the day and dinner before you go to bed? Well people don't. You might not know what food insecurity means. Food insecurity means that they don't know what they are going to eat, when they are going to eat and where they are going to eat. Can you imagine people go to sleep hungry. Everyone can bring in a can of soup. Also I would like to pair with... Island Harvest!

berrylicious fruits

arziegler33 — 2025-10-16 18:10:56 UTC

We could do a freeze dried fruit drive. It could be called "berrylicious fruits". It will last long and it normally comes in bags. People could donate a couple bags and we can put a box inside of each class to collect. We can donate them to The Inn. It can help a lot of people who are starving. ( NOT DONE YET )

Don't make a Scene and donate some Beanz

DivaDuolingo — 2025-10-16 18:10:57 UTC

This food project will allow us to collect cans of beans from everyone in this school. It would be great if everyone from this school could donate some beans and not make a scene ( which includes Pinto beans, Kidney beans, Black beans, Chickpeas, Navy beans, and Lima beans, and we can also get Gluten-free beans. Beans are very good for your Heart health, Gut health, they can help with Blood sugar control. (STILL WORKING ON THIS)

Imagine the Pasta bilities

nbriganti33 — 2025-10-16 18:10:57 UTC

This food service will help in an organiztion the INN just one person donated in my schools that is 450 boxes of pasta.We should also get different types of pasta like penne,spaghetti and Zitti.Also we can put gluten free pasta.Another thing we could use is sause is for extra flavor.Also it is non perishable which means it does not go bad aftter a long time.

The Oat-rageous Food Drive

ekearney33 — 2025-10-16 18:11:08 UTC

The food drive will allow us to collect boxes of oats from everyone in the school. It would be amazing if everyone can donate boxes of oats even one or two boxes. I think we should partner with Long Island cares. Oats is something that cant go bad ( still working on this)

Rice, Rice, Baby!

clombino33 — 2025-10-16 18:11:14 UTC

We could do a rice and oats food drive. It is a very nutritious and delicious food. Oats don’t have gluten so we would NOT need any gluten-free foods(If there even is any gluten-free oats). We will donate bags and/or boxes of rice, oatmeal, granola bars, and even just granola. We could donate to Island Harvest. If everyone could at least donate one or two(More would be great)we could have so many boxes and bags of oats. We could hand out flyers saying to donate and even go into classrooms and sing, “Rice, Rice, Baby!” In classrooms. We could even ask to donate packets of sauces like soy sauce, butter, etc. This could be a very great food drive and we could get so much because it is not very expensive and it is very yummy!

OATS ARE THE GOATS

jzhou33_2 — 2025-10-16 18:11:18 UTC

This project is about donating food to people in need. My idea for a food to donate is oats

because they don't spoil easily . Another reason is because a lot of people don't eat oats yet they have a lot of them , why?

because their parents think their healthy!

And they are! oats are also pretty cheap, some are only 2$ or 9$! the organization I

think we should be donating to is called "Feeding America." (probably done if I can't think of anymore ideas)

It's going to be a cracker of a food drive.

jroden33 — 2025-10-16 18:11:39 UTC

My idea is to crackers one reason is lots come in a box. We can each donate 1-5 boxes and each box has 4 packs. And they done't go bad. Also they taste great.

We Canned do it

dsamuels33 — 2025-10-16 18:11:45 UTC

We can do any type of canned food (beans, tomatoes, soup,and fruit). We can also get students to bring in 4 or 5 cans by the end of the food drive we will have 1,800 or 2,250 I AM NOT DONE

This it Oat-tastic!

lmatos33 — 2025-10-16 18:12:00 UTC

I think we should do Oats because it takes a long time like 1-2 years to go bad so i think it would be great for a food drive and also we can also get some.

If we do Oats we would have to put them in a plastic jar because if we put them in a glass jar it will brake.

(im still working on this:)

I have a freezie idea ( I'm still working)

soppedisano33 — 2025-10-16 18:14:24 UTC

ptino33 — 2025-10-16 18:14:39 UTC

"my whole thing got deleted I'm not finished"

CAN We Have Some

2025-10-16 18:44:52 UTC

My idea is that we can donate cans to people in need. Every class will hopefully be involved and collect at least six to seven together. I think we should partner up with long island cares. I think we could do cans because...

Cans are Perishable
There are lots of proteins in cans.
There are a bunch of flavors so no one will be sick of one flavor.

We can see how our cereal can be!

2025-10-16 18:45:05 UTC

We can do a cereal because it seems so fun, and some cereals are healthy, and we can do a domino effect around the whole school. And, it stays fresh, and both kids and adults can enjoy breakfast. Also, I think we can get lots of cereals and just be amazing, so let's do a cereal drive.

CANNED LAND

2025-10-16 18:46:49 UTC

We can donate canned food to the poor because canned food isn't something that needs to be cooked or heated up. You can buy Canned fruit and vegetables etc. Help the poor not need anything else but the canned food to survive so the population can keep on Surviving with no problems. And some people don't have to worry about not having enough food for the next day help solve food insecurity. I would like to team up with inn.org

We can pasta-bly do something kind

2025-10-16 18:47:11 UTC

We could do a pasta food drive called, we can pasta-bly do something. We can help by working with the inn. Pasta would be amazing idea because it would be an excellent meal for the people getting it and it will be tasty for them! We could do any type of pasta, spaghetti, bowties and more! If everyone donate even 1 we would have 400+ boxes of pasta! But if you donate 2 or more we can feed A LOT of people. I think other people would really appreciate this and have a yummy meal! Pick pasta because we can pasta-bly do something.

Be a SOUPerhero

2025-10-16 18:47:51 UTC

You should choose my Idea. common and be a SOUPerhero all tipes of soup from delicious to creamy Amy tipe you want from chicken noodle soup to tomatoe soup(I'm still working on it Gianna)

Splash the care!

cwhiffen33 — 2025-10-16 18:48:39 UTC

We could do a drive of Bottled water. If everybody donated even 1 bottle of water we would be able to help so many people who are thirsty. We could donate all of these to a place like the inn! Water is very important for life and growth.

Box it up and raise the love

bszeflinski33 — 2025-10-16 18:49:29 UTC

My idea is to do boxed food and cans like beans, pasta, canned fruits or vegetables, canned soup, salads and, you can even give food in cans. We could also partner with Long Island Cares for this project. This would help people in need who need nutritious food. I could just picture a big box in each and every class with a lot of meals in each box. Even if every kid just brings one in that's 450 meals to donate. So please pick this so we can box it up to raise the love.

SOUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

owozny33 — 2025-10-16 18:49:57 UTC

canned soup would be good for people who needed food especially if they are looking for something healthy but only CANNED soup so its non perishable soup is not only healthy but its also healthy so they can stay healthy everyday and is also good for breakfast lunch and dinners. Soup is also good for you and they can add veggies to make it healthier if they have it if not its still pretty good for you and is a pretty good idea again CANNED soup<3

cans for care

2025-10-16 18:50:35 UTC

I think we should do cans because they don't get old fast.Also they have different types of food.For example tomato soup,noodles and other stuff like fruit.Also every thing is good for the kids and adults.The foods all have protein and are nutritious.

We can make a pasta-tive impact

2025-10-16 18:50:43 UTC

Every person will bring 1 or more box's of pasta.You can also bring in gluten free pasta for people with allergies.And the class that donates the most will win a pizza party.{not done}

Don't be Greedy Help the Needy

2025-10-16 18:51:56 UTC

( still working on )

Superior Cereal (Still Working On)

2025-10-16 18:52:21 UTC

Cereal is a good idea because it takes a while to go stale. Also it's not very nutritious BUT it's not not nutritious. And any kind of cereal can be used like Apple jacks, honey nut Cheerios, and

Muffin-mania

2025-10-16 18:52:38 UTC

For a food drive we could do a PACKAGED muffin food drive because muffins are delicious. If you have a blueberry muffin then you will get fruit which is nutritious. It's a food that is non-perishable. Another reason why PACKAGED muffins would be a good food to the food drive is that muffins have eggs in them and it's a good source of protein. We could donate the food to a local organisation like the Inn. Each class will bring in PACKAGED muffins. Which ever class brought the most packaged muffins will win a class party of there choice. (Muffins are a good treat after you eat).

Slurp, Smile, Repeat

2025-10-16 18:52:39 UTC

We could do a noodle drive called slurp, smile, repeat. It can be a good meal when its cold outside because noodles are usually warm fresh noodles when you cook them. Even though they are not nutritious, they still provide a good meal for dinner and lunch. We can help provide noodles to food pantries like The Inn, and it's very easy to make them. But the BEST part is that since they are already plain, you can add flavor to your noodles, like flavor packets, not syrup like buddy the elf. People in need of food are lucky to have food pantries, so we can add MORE. I think noodles are very nice for adults and kids. The good things about noodles are that they also provide energy and micronutrients, they can also provide B vitamins. This sentence is why i pick noodles!

Imagine the pasta- bilities

2025-10-16 18:52:56 UTC

This food is (non perishable) and it is in a box. You can get protein pasta or you can get non protein pasta. There are so many kinds of past like elbows top,hats,tri-color and many more. I prefer protein pasta because it is healthy ( still working on ) kaylee

cereal is real, the real deal

adisalvo33 — 2025-10-16 19:10:08 UTC

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. it is good for the kids so they have nutrition to start their morning. If they did not have breakfast they will be starving kids. We should team up with Feeding America why you ask" so people have food to eat in the morning and people will be happy with breakfast. They will thank us for donating and helping them start a great morning every day.

Raising the bar

2025-10-17 14:12:32 UTC

I want to do granola protein bars. My goal is to get 400 bars to donate. I would also like to partner with long island cares because I read about them and I like them. I also want to put up flier up around the school

Cereal is real!

2025-10-17 14:16:02 UTC

I suggest we do cereal because some kids

might not want the same breakfast everyday.

Most kids sometimes stay hungry, so cereal will allow kids to eat yummy breakfast and also be a little healthy.We can call it........CEREAL IS REAL!!!, And because of insecurities, Most kids hate the food they have when the parents try to provide it for them. Most kids say no ,Cereal is something they haven't tried yet ,and they might like it . Protein is good for children its the real deal.

Let's root for canned fruit!( I will be posting a couple different ideas)

mtriolo33 — 2025-10-23 18:37:47 UTC

I think we should do canned fruit because #Mrs.Fey told us to do something nutritious and in case you didn't know FRUIT IS NUTRITIOUS! Another thing is everyone likes fruit from apples to oranges to pears to strawberries to blueberries etc! One more thing is fruits are a very good sample of vitamin A! So I think we should all root for canned fruit! I also think that we should partner with Island Harvest to test it out, we never did it with them before! This is Mason

Be a SOUPer hero and donate today

2025-10-23 18:40:57 UTC

We can do a soup drive . I think long island cares is a good program to use . I think that because we should use a different program than we have before . Also Eastplain has not done long island cares . I think soup is a good idea because there is a lot of different types of soup that we can use . Another reason is that there is some soups with chicken so it would have protein in them . Also you can have meatballs in soup , so that is more protein . Soup is also easy to make . you can share soup too , so you can feed alot of people with soup . That is why I think we should do soup for the Eastplain food drive.

Imagine The Pasta-Bilities

mfogarazzo33 — 2025-10-23 18:43:24 UTC

I think we should partner with St. James parish outreach because it's right outside Plainedge and it's local so we can help people right in our town and we nevered partnered with them I think I've only bin here 6 years. Pasta does't go bad that easly. So we should do that because that seams like a good idea and it's less of a drive for Mr. Cocarele with all the boxs. So PLEASE PLEASE pick my idea.

talk about tacos

tmaguire33 — 2025-10-23 18:50:16 UTC

I think we can do taco kits because they're yummy and they don't go bad. and I think we should donate to long island cares because we haven't donated there yet. Also we can make them glutent free because of allgrees.

Small Bears, Big Impact!

2025-10-23 18:51:42 UTC

My idea is to collect boxes of Teddy Grahams. They are a non-perishable item that can stay good for a while. Teddy Grahams offer some benefits for kids, such as being a good source of calcium and whole grains, and they taste good.

3 Cheers for Cheerios!

2025-10-23 18:51:45 UTC

We could do cereal in boxes because they provide complex carbohydrates and can be a good source of fiber, including different varieties of them like: healthy cereal with proteins, strawberries, blueberries, etc. Also we could work with Long Island Cares. And you don't NEED to have milk with cereal, they also taste good without them!

"Be a pasta-tively awesome helper!"

2025-10-23 18:53:35 UTC

I think we should collect pasta boxes and canned sauce. Pasta in a box and canned sauces are non-perishable items. Pasta is a great option because they have gluten free options for people with allergies. I think we should partner with Long Island Cares for the food drive.

From Our Sunflower Fields to Their Plates

2025-10-23 18:54:16 UTC

I suggest we collect bags of sunflower seeds. They have a long shelf life and great health benefits. Some benefits are they have

fiber healthy fact,a good source of vitamin,B

and antioxidants. I think we should partner with Long Island cares for the food drive.

We CANNED ( can't ) do a lot of things alone but we CAN do anything together

2025-10-23 18:54:23 UTC

My idea is canned food because there are many varieties of canned food also canned food can be pretty healthy and nourishes also to grow strong and smart you need healthy and nourishes food. also I think we should partner with The-Inn because we have partnered we them before so we trust the and the program more than one we have not partnered with. I hope you liked my idea

Be a pastative helper

glucchesi33 — 2025-10-23 20:21:34 UTC

I think we should do boxed pasta because you use a variety of sauces and there are all different types of pasta shapes. Pasta has nutritional value, which includes protein. This can also be a filling and tasty meal. We should partner with Long Island cares because I believe we would make a great partnership together to help get pasta out for people in need. Pasta is a food favorite around the world! That is why I think we should do pasta!

Instant ramen is instant help

2025-10-23 21:06:54 UTC

Instant ramen would be good because there is a ton of different types of things you could add to ramen like chicken. Another reason why ramen would be good is it will stay for a long time. Also ramen taste really good. I think each student could bring in 2 or 3 packs or ramen to so we would have a ton of ramen to donate. I think we should donate to long island harvest too because we did the inn last year and I think we should do something different this year.

Raise the bar! Donate a GRANOLA bar!

2025-10-31 15:17:24 UTC

This food service project will allow us to either collect boxes of granola bars, or just single granola bars. Granola bars are not only healthy, but they also give you energy and they have a great source of nutrition. All of our donations will start with putting cardboard boxes in each classroom. Then all of the granola bar donations will go into the cardboard boxes. Also, we could make a flier and that will be sent out to each class. If parents would like, there could be a big stand outside every day at pickup and somebody could be running it. There could be a big sign that says "Raise the bar! Donate granola bars!" and parents could bring granola bars to pickup. The reason why we need somebody running it is so that they can encourage parents to donate! We should partner with Maria Regina because we also have never partnered with them and they do a food drive every year. Eastplain needs to help save food insecurity, so I think granola bars is a great idea. Let's fill someone's heart and stomach! 💝

Noodles for Neighbors

nbriganti33 — 2025-11-06 19:19:20 UTC