Student Hunger Drive Kick-Off and Talent Competition Event

Students and Teachers from all 17 participating high schools, Panthers Top Cats, Bobcats Lady Cats and Rufus, Chubby the Checker and the Checkmates, and More.

Participating schools include: Ardrey Kell High School; Butler High School; Cannon High School; Charlotte Catholic High School; Central Cabarrus High School; East Mecklenburg High School; Fort Mill High School; Leadership & Public Service High School at Garinger; Harding University High School; Hickory Ridge High School; Myers Park High School, Nation Ford High School; Olympic High School; Philip O. Berry Academy of Technology; Providence High School; Rocky River High School and South Mecklenburg High School.

WHAT:

Kick-Off Event and Talent Competition – Students will be briefed on the needs of the Food Bank and then will perform a song, rap, or dance that encourages the community to support their efforts to feed the hungry. The winning performance will receive a pallet of food worth 1,800 pounds courtesy of Snyders-Lance, Inc., towards their school food collection pound total.

WHERE:

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
500-B Spratt Street
Charlotte, NC 28206

WHEN:

Monday, October 3rd 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

6:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Students Arrive / Coca-Cola Discovery Vehicle

Dominos Pizza, Coca-Cola, T-Shirt Pick Up

Sign 2011 Pledge Can

6:30 pm to 6:45 pm

All Students Seated For Program

Welcome – Natalie Jenkins, Student Hunger Drive

Introduce Kevin Hill – Food Lion Presenting Sponsor

Introduce Kay Carter - Thank You From Food Bank

6:45 pm to 7:45 pm

Introduce Judges

Student Hunger Drive Talent Competition

(1 minute each school, 2 minutes between for set up)

Cannon School – Can’t Touch This

Phillip O. Berry - Cheerleaders Chant

Butler – Neon Rollercanister

Nation Ford – Step Club Yes We Can

Catholic – Phineas and Ferb Remake

Fort Mill – Fort Mill Cares / One Tribe

Rocky River – Keep on Giving

Hickory Ridge – Food Bank Anthem

Ardrey Kell – My Beats Don’t Perish

Myers Park – Myers Park Combats Hunger

Olympic – Queen City

Garinger – Me and my Friends

East Meck – Title Coming...

South Meck – More Please

Providence – If you’ve got a good life

7:50 pm to 8:00 pm

Award For Best Skit – Snyders-Lance Inc. 1,800 lbs

Photo with Winning School

8:00 pm

Closing Remarks – Natalie Jenkins /Grant Pohlmann

About Food Lion

The Food Lion family, based in Salisbury, N.C., operates more than 1,200 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Harveys or Reid's. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. The Food Lion family employs approximately 62,500 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. For more information, visit www.foodlion.com

Contact:

Natalie Jenkins
704-941-1552
njenkins@studenthungerdrive.org