BALLARAT\u2019S Eat Up program, which makes sandwiches for school children arriving on campus without lunch, has reached a major milestone.<\/p>\n
Last week, middle school volunteers at Ballarat Grammar made the local initiative\u2019s 30,000th cheese sandwich, before Alfredton Rotarians and L2P learner drivers delivered them to the 24 schools that take part in the program.<\/p>\n
Eat Up launched in Ballarat at the end of 2016 and Grammar\u2019s year 7 and 8 students take part in five after school sandwich making sessions a term in the boarders\u2019 dining hall where they pack lunches including snacks.<\/p>\n
Rotarian Deb Robertson thanked each person that has contributed to the program over the last five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe generally have 25 people involved, and when the Rotary club are doing it, we usually have half-a-dozen volunteers. We make approximately 300 sandwiches each time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Robertson also expressed appreciation for former Ballarat Grammar staff member Matt Hanlon, who initially got the senior school students involved in the initiative as a Round Square service project.<\/p>\n
VCAL teacher Elaine Rooney has since taken over as coordinator.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have VCAL students that help liaise between the school and volunteers,\u201d Ms Robertson said. \u201cElaine integrates Eat Up into VCAL as a student project each year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Woolworths\u2019 Eastwood Street supply the bread, and have recently donated vouchers so Rotarians can buy snacks.<\/p>\n
Nature\u2019s Cargo donates margarine and cheese, while the Eat Up organisation supplies food-wrap, handling gloves and tablecloths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BALLARAT\u2019S Eat Up program, which makes sandwiches for school children arriving on campus without lunch, has reached a major milestone. Last week, middle school volunteers at Ballarat Grammar made the local initiative\u2019s 30,000th cheese sandwich, before Alfredton Rotarians and L2P learner drivers delivered them to the 24 schools that take part in the program. Eat […]<\/p>\n