Pack A Peanut Butter Sandwich Day

This morning I packed a pb&j sandwich for Little Dude’s lunch. While this may seem like a common occurrence on any given day, I chose it for today’s lunch as part of “Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day”, an initiative to end child hunger in the United States.

Here’s more info from the press release.

This month, families all over the country can join Peter Pan® Peanut Butter and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in the fight to end child hunger by participating in “Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day.” Peter Pan Peanut Butter is kicking off the effort with a $200,000 donation to Feeding America that will provide more than one million meals.

“Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day” will take place every Wednesday through the end of February. Peter Pan Peanut Butter is encouraging parents and their children to pack a peanut butter sandwich as part of their lunch instead of buying lunch, and then donate that lunch money to Feeding America. Based on an average school lunch price of about $2.00[1], for every lunch packed and lunch money donated, Feeding America can provide up to 14 meals for those in need.

“As a parent, you want to give your kids the tools they need to grow into healthy adults,” said Kimberly Williams-Paisley. “Every Wednesday through February, I will pack a Peter Pan Peanut Butter sandwich for both myself and my children to help make sure children struggling with hunger have access to regular meals.”

To participate in “Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day,” parents can log on to the Peter Pan Peanut Butter Web site at www.PeterPanPB.com. The Web site contains resources to encourage participation in “Pack a Peanut Butter Sandwich Day” such as posters and note cards, as well as a link and instructions on how to donate lunch money to Feeding America.

[1]The average price for a school lunch for the 2008-2009 school year was $2.08 (based on the School Nutrition Association Cost Survey of Members, September 2008.)

For the complete press release, visit EarthTimes.org.