Breakfast For Shire Kids
“Like seagulls diving in for chips!” As soon as the 9.00am bell sounds, children hurry to the canteen for their free breakfast served by volunteer mums.
To the question ….“Does your Mum or Dad give you breakfast before school? “
Sadly, for many children in the Shire the answer is “No” .
Reasons? Single parents, unemployment, mental health issues. No breakfast means an unsettled student, with reduced attention span and a greater likelihood of disruption to others in the classroom.
Our Club is doing what we can to reduce this problem by donating money to Jannali & Kirrawee Public Schools to fund healthy food for breakfast served at the school canteen.
The Kirrawee School is very fortunate to have a fully equipped canteen, plus a wonderful bonus, the volunteer canteen manager Amanda is a chef! The canteen operates Wednesday to Friday, but the breakfast club only operates on Thursday morning. Amanda buys fresh fruit apples and oranges the day before and cooks an array of items for the students such as ham and cheese scrolls, banana bread, frittata, yoghurt and fruit parfait and more.
But …. “Why is the Breakfast Club only running one day per week?”
The main reason is the difficulty in staffing by volunteer parents/carers for more than one day per week. Also, it requires funding, our Club can only allocate $800 per term to buy the food.
