This last Saturday, October 19th, the CMNNA (Crawford, Marlborough, Nakoma Neighborhood Association) held a food drive for the Cherokee Heights Middle School food pantry. More than 700 pounds of food and personal care items were collected from the neighborhood by Sue Reget, Norma Hove, and Mary Odell and delivered to the school on Saturday.
“October 4, 2019!” It was finally here. A massive group of committed volunteers from the Nakoma neighborhood from all walks of life came together to work on one goal, feeding hungry kids. 50 Thoreau Elementary students’ backpacks were filled with two meals and two snacks for the weekend. It was a glorious day after a…
Food4TI’s ongoing efforts to improve food access and alleviate hunger among Madison area students and their families were recently boosted by the opening of its 5th in-school pantry at Hawthorne Elementary School. As a MMSD community school, Hawthorne provides integrated community services for approximately 375 students and their families, almost 2/3 of whom qualify for…
Dark Gazebo, an acoustic band featuring an eclectic mix of old and new songs, will be hosing a fundraiser event to support Food4TI. Date: Sunday June 9th from 3:00 – 5:00pm (rain or shine, there will be a tent) Place: Home of Steve Sanborn & Linda Christen – 7405 Kenyon Dr, Middleton WI Monetary and…
A huge thanks goes out to everyone who came out to support Food for Thought Initiative at the MTI Bowl-A-Thon 2019. The proceeds from the fundraiser will help Thea’s Table provide 50 families with weekend meals for half a year!
Madison Teachers Inc (MTI) is hosting their 6th annual Bowl-A-Thon this April. The event will take place at Village Lanes in Monona, Sunday April 7th, from 12-3pm. Sign up your team today, come to the Silent Auction or donate to support Thea’s Table Weekend Food Program. We provide food to school children and their families…
Starting in 2019, an on-campus food pantry will be available to students at Worcester State University (WSU). The pantry will be named Thea’s Pantry in honor of Thea Aschkenase, the inspiration behind the Food for Thought Initiative. As a WSU student, Thea helped start a program that provided outreach and advocacy related to SNAP and…
Many thanks to Eppstein Uhen Architects for making Food for Thought Initiative a recipient of this year’s Beyond Design Bike Tour fund-raiser. We had a blast volunteering as over 350 riders and many sponsors and silent auction donors contributed loads of money! We couldn’t be more grateful.
Whole Foods Fundraiser Mark your calendars! On Thursday July 26, 5% of the cost of your groceries at Whole Foods will be donated to Food4TI. All of these proceeds will go directly toward helping feed Madison’s hungry children and their families.
MTI Cares Bowl-A-Thon was fantastic! Over 140 people came out on a snowy day to bowl and bid at the silent auction. ALL proceeds go to Food for Thought Initiative! We are over-the-moon happy!
