Kickin’ Childhood Hunger:
The Purpose
Can we assume that you know when you will be eating your next meal? Can you imagine not knowing
when that meal will take place once you leave your desk? If it were a Friday afternoon and you weren’t
sure you’d eat until Monday when you came back to work, that would be very frightening.
Unfortunately, Friday is a frightening day for many children in North Central Oklahoma as food may be
scarce or absent in their home over the weekend.
We wish we could tell you this was only written to capture your attention. However, this is a stark fact
that was recently reviewed by representatives from Kicker, Forman Harley-Davidson, Wheeldock,
Oklahoma Closing & Title and Thunder Roads Magazine OK/AR. The facts were astonishing as we
learned the numbers of children from the Stillwater school system who receive assistance through
weekend food sacks during the school year. Our group sat silently listening to the director of the local
children’s food program describe how she and a small team of volunteers supply up to 250 sacks of food
for kids in need every week. Sadly, that is only the number for children in the Elementary, Early
Headstart and Childhood Development in Stillwater. An additional non-profit group supply food sacks to
the middle school children. Each sack in both groups are funded completely through donations.
Glenna, the director of the program for the younger children, said, “It’s challenging to supply the
children with nutritional basics which can be eaten, without preparation, on our budget.” She looked
around the table and finished with, “but somehow we do it.” She went on to explain that the sacks
contain items such as: 4 pudding cups, cereal bars, a vegetable cup, 8 oz entrée, fruit/applesauce cups,
crackers, raisins, etc. Nearly 5,000 food items are needed each and every month. She added that her
goal for this year is to be able to add fresh fruit in each sack. The shopping, storing, preparing and
packaging is done by unpaid volunteers. In 2014, an estimated $45,000 will be spent to supply these
food sacks for the elementary and Pre-K group alone. The number and distribution of sacks is
determined by the teachers in the schools. As we all sat motionless listening to these numbers and
facts, our passion to feed more children in North Central Oklahoma grew greatly.
We are asking for your help in funding the growth of this program and others like it. On the following
pages, you will find several levels of sponsorship. Our hope is that no child will have to go hungry in the
near future.
Please take time to consider the following request to sponsor Kickin’ Childhood Hunger, an event August
23, 2014. This will be a fun filled day of citizens, motorcyclists, classic cars, hot rods and more coming
together for a parade and concert to stamp out hunger in North Central Oklahoma. For further
information, contact the representative who presented this packet to you or Megan Phillips at Kicker at
405-747-4325 or [email protected].
Thank you for your consideration,
Kickin’ Childhood Hunger Committee
Kickin’ Childhood Hunger:
Date:
Time:
What:
Purpose:
Participants:
Event Overview
August 23, 2014
Registration 10am-12:30pm
Door Prizes 12:30pm-12:45pm
Ride/Drive to Kicker 1:00pm
Party/Concert/Auctions at Kicker 1:15pm-5:00pm
Group Ride/Drive from Forman Harley-Davidson, Stillwater, OK and
Party and Concert at Kicker, Stillwater, OK
Raise funds for Children’s Food Programs serving North Central Oklahoma
Family Event. Everyone and All Ages Welcome
Event Details:
• This event is going to be an uplifting day of activities to begin at Forman Harley-Davidson,
Stillwater, OK.
• Light snacks will be provided at Forman’s as motorcyclists and car drivers register and line up for
the escorted ride/drive to Kicker.
• Each registrant will receive a goodie bag.
• Door Prizes will be awarded at the dealership prior to the ride.
• Ride will travel from dealership to Kicker. Citizens will be encouraged to come out to watch the
parade as it travels through Stillwater.
• Party at Kicker:
 Bands,
 Silent Auction
 Live Auction
 Food Trucks, Children’s Play Area, Vendors and more.
• Visit the Kicker Museum
• ALL FUNDS raised will go directly to the Children’s Food Program