We offer a hot dinner to all students at TMP (204 students), Monday through Friday, throughout the school year. With TMP now serving three communities, Pawleys Island, Georgetown and Andrews, TMP has a BIG NEED to open a second cooking kitchen to deliver these meals, hot to each campus. TMP was able to secure a commissary kitchen in Andrews that will open on November 1st. TMP's yearly rent for this new kitchen is $5,000 and a one-time equipment cost of $5,000.
As most of you know, we offer a hot dinner to all students at TMP (204 students), Monday through Friday, throughout the school year. With TMP now serving three communities, Pawleys Island, Georgetown and Andrews, TMP has a BIG NEED to open a second cooking kitchen to deliver these meals, hot to each campus. TMP was able to secure a commissary kitchen in Andrews that will open on November 1st. TMP's yearly rent for this new kitchen is $5,000 and a one-time equipment cost of $5,000.
Our Executive Director, David Hammel, is an avid cycler and is excited to participate in the Tour de Plantersville Cycle Race to raise money for TMP's NEW Hot Meal Program! We would love your support in sponsoring his cycle ride mileage. The money we raised for this event will be used as a MATCH during our Coastal Giving Tuesday Event on December 3rd. Please consider making a per-mile donation: $1/mile, $2/mile, $4/mile or just donate a dollar or two. THANK YOU!
The Tour de Plantersville is a discovery bike ride through historic Georgetown County along its only Scenic Byway - beginning and ending at a fun-filled cultural festival. The public is welcome.
Your support of our new kitchen and appliances will help us to not miss a day of feeding our students. We are so thankful for your consideration!
**Why is the Food Program So Important to the Students of TMP?
“What is one of the most prominent obstacles hindering the child's learning process? Hunger! Chronic hunger can prevent students from making the most of a formal education, no matter how hard they try to ignore its effects. The sad truth is that hunger can have physical and psychological effects on young people that make learning substantially difficult. Food is the fuel necessary to get through a normal day. Calories in food provide energy to carry out regular day-to-day activities. Without an adequate amount of this energy, students may fall asleep in school or lack the energy to pay attention to an entire day of classes." - 2014 Borgen Report
With food security being an issue for some families, Teach My People feeds our students a healthy snack each day and dinner each night before they head home. During our summer program, we provide a healthy breakfast and lunch to our students daily.
This Summer we were informed that our Food Resource would not be providing food to our program. After much research and a LONG grant process, we were granted food to support our program directly through the state! BUT we need to fInd DHEC Kitchens in Georgetown and Andrews, manage inventory, and hire staff to cook and deliver meals to our campuses.
TMP serves 204 meals PER day to our students.
