You can help support the 1 in 5 children (55,710) within the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland service area that are facing food insecurity while enjoying great food from two area eateries as the organization participates in the second annual Pasta Bowl campaign.
“We surveyed our kids that are in some of our programs, and two of the favorite foods that rose to the top were macaroni and ravioli,” said FAKH Marketing and Communications Manager Kaitlyn Jackson. “Both are pastas, and so we decided to have some fun with our campaign and to call it the Pasta Bowl to pit these two teams of kid-friendly choices against each other, to raise funds to feed kids in our service area.”
You can participate in the Pasta Bowl by visiting Impellizzeri’s Pizza or J.R. Neighbors in Downtown Elizabethtown.
“Impellizzeri’s has a wonderful ravioli that they are doing for this summer,” Jackson said. “J.R. Neighbors has a fantastic four-cheese macaroni that they are also having this summer, and by ordering those two dishes, part of the proceeds from those dishes are coming back to support our Feeding Kids campaign.”
Jackson says the data shows additional efforts like the Pasta Bowl are needed throughout the region.
“Last year we had four counties that had childhood food insecurity rates above 20 percent,” Jackson said. “This year we have 36 counties above 20 percent, and so we are seeing a massive surge in food insecurity for children in our region, and so it’s all the more important this year for the Pasta Bowl to do well so that we can feed kids in our region.”
Visit Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland on Facebook or their website for more information.
