Over 25,000 stories of childhood hunger are happening in Northwest Arkansas at this
moment. We can honor these stories by bringing awareness to area schools and empowering a generation to take action.
One out of four Northwest Arkansas children face the physical, emotional and behavioral challenges related to hunger and food insecurity. Samaritan Community Center serves these at-risk children through our Snackpacks for Kids program which provides weekly nutritional support to 7500 children ranging from preschool to high school. While this program allows at-risk children to benefit from improved nutrition, increased self-esteem and a positive education experience, we know some of their greatest allies are their friends and school community. It is our desire to bring awareness to their peers-the ones who encourage them to hope and dream beyond their circumstances.
Maddi's Fridge weaves this reality of childhood hunger into a story of friendship and community in a light-hearted way that children are able to relate and respond. This delightful story activates compassion for their hungry classmates and encourages them to "help friends who have empty refrigerators."
Join us in bringing Maddi's Fridge to elementary school libraries across Northwest Arkansas. By sharing this colorful book, we are empowering a generation to aid in the fight against childhood hunger.
Our goal is to have two copies of
Maddi's Fridge in every elementary school in Benton, Washington, Carroll and Madison Counties (
164 books total). Each book will include an acknowledgment page highlighting the book's donor. We will kick off the distribution of books to the school libraries with a special Skype visit with the author of
Maddi's Fridge, Lois Brandt!
If you would like your gift to go towards a specific school in Northwest Arkansas, please specify which school or school district you would like in the notes section of the donation screen.
Please refer to the list below of schools that have already been gifted 2 books. Click here for a detailed description of
Maddi's Fridge.
Gracious donors have gifted 2 copies of
Maddi's Fridge to the following schools:
- ALL Bentonville Public/Charter Elementary Schools
- ALL Fayetteville Public Elementary Schools
- Allen Elementary School (Siloam Springs)
- Arkansas Arts Academy (Rogers)
- Bayyari Elementary School (Springdale)
- Bellview Elementary School (Rogers)
- Berryville Elementary School (Berryville)
- Berryville Intermediate School (Berryville)
- Bonnie Grimes Elementary School (Rogers)
- Decatur Northside Elementary School (Decatur)
- Eastside Elementary School (Rogers)
- Elkins Elementary School (Elkins)
- Elkins Primary School (Elkins)
- Elmdale Elementary School (Springdale)
- Eureka Springs Elementary School (Eureka Springs)
- Folsom Elementary School (Farmington)
- Garfield Elementary School (Garfield)
- Gentry Intermediate School (Gentry)
- Gentry Primary School (Gentry)
- George Elementary School (Springdale)
- Glenn Duffy Elementary School (Gravette)
- Grace Hill Elementary School (Rogers)
- Gravette Upper Elementary School (Gravette)
- Green Forest Elementary School (Green Forest)
- Green Forest Intermediate School (Green Forest)
- Greenland Elementary School (Greenland)
- Harp Elementary School (Springdale)
- Hunt Elementary School (Springdale)
- Huntsville Intermediate School (Huntsville)
- Janie Darr Elementary School (Rogers)
- John Tyson Elementary School (Springdale)
- Jones Elementary School (Springdale)
- Ledbetter Elementary School (Farmington)
- Lee Elementary School (Springdale)
- Lincoln Elementary School (Lincoln)
- Lowell Elementary School (Lowell)
- Monitor Elementary School (Springdale)
- Old Wire Elementary School (Rogers)
- Pea Ridge Intermediate School (Pea Ridge)
- Pea Ridge Primary School (Pea Ridge)
- Prairie Grove Intermediate School (Prairie Grove)
- Prairie Grove Primary School (Prairie Grove)
- Reagan Elementary School (Rogers)
- Siloam Springs Southside Elementary (Siloam Springs)
- Sonora Elementary School (Springdale)
- St. Paul Elementary School (St. Paul)
- TDT Ozark Guidance (Rogers)
- Watson Elementary School (Huntsville)
- West Fork Elementary School (West Fork)
- Williams Elementary School (Farmington)
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