How F.U.E.L. Works

At the beginning of the school year guidance counselors, teachers, and other relevant staff members are asked to identify students they believe are not getting enough to eat at home on the weekends and could benefit from the program.

  • Parental permission is obtained for student participation.
  • Any siblings of a student who also attend the school are eligible regardless of grade level.
  • Each Friday the participating students receive a package of nutritious food to take home in their back packs.
  • The food is packed and delivered to the school each week by teams of volunteers and the school staff distributes the packages to the students.
Go Back to F.U.E.L. Page

Each Weekend Food Packet Contains

  • 2 breakfast items: examples – individual sized box of cereal and fruit and cereal bar
  • 2 Protein Items: peanut butter on wheat crackers and peanut butter on cheese crackers
  • 2 Juice Boxes (100% Juice):  apple and berry flavored
  • 2 Fruit Items: box of raisins and a cup of peaches
  • 2 Cheese Items: pack of cheese on wheat crackers and a pack of cheese on cheese crackers
  • 2 Snacks: animal crackers and pretzels
  • 2 Fruit Snacks (100% RDA Vitamin C)
  • 2 Dairy Items: pudding and nonperishable milk

All food that is provided is nonperishable, ready to eat, individual serving sized and packaged without glass, metal pop-tops or other potentially injury causing materials.

Cost: $ 4.25 per child per weekend for food

Donations

Goal: To reach as many students each year as funding permits.
  • 2006-07: we served an average of 35 kindergarten students per week
  • 2007-08: we served an average of 70 kindergarten and 1st graders per week
  • 2008-09: we served an average of 75 kindergarten and 2nd graders per week
Centenary United Methodist Church accepts donations on behalf of the F.U.E.L. program. A separate fund is maintained and all money goes toward the purchase of food and supplies for the program.
$17.00 supports one student for a month $140.25 supports one student for a year
Go Back to F.U.E.L. Page

F.U.E.L. Partnership

Goal for 2009-10: Provide 260 elementary school children with weekend food packets Cost: $ 42,000

    Donor Categories
  • Platinum $10,000 ($ 10,000 and up) supports 60 children
  • Gold $5,000 ($ 5,000-$ 9,999) supports 30 children
  • Silver $2,500 ($ 2,500-$ 4,999) supports 15 children
  • Bronze $1,250 ($ 1,250-$ 2,499) supports 7.5 children

All contributors will receive a certificate suitable for framing which recognizes their level of giving. In addition, program literature recognizing contributors will be shared throughout the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, which has 236,584 members.

Go Back to F.U.E.L. Page