The 2008 Food for the Soul Winner was Ralph J. Bunche Middle School.
The 2008 Campaign collected over 52,000 food items.
Ralph Bunche Middle School collected over 20,000 food items.
Paticipating school systems included Atlanta Public Schools, Clayton County Schools, DeKalb County Schools, and Fulton County Schools.
2007 Highlights
The Grand Total for the 2007 Food For The Soul drive was 76,529.
In 2007 the winning school (Ralph Bunche Middle School) collected an amazing 17,096 food items which is more than double the amount of last year’s winner (Peyton Forest Elementary – 7,200) and set a new record for items collected by one school.
In 2007 Bunche Middle School single handedly exceeded the total amount of food items collected in our first Food For The Soul Drive in 2005 (17,034).
In 2007 our participants include 13 schools from Atlanta Public Schools, 2 from Clayton County Schools, and 9 from DeKalb County Schools.
In 2007 each of the four runner-ups collected more than the 2006 winner; Peyton Forest Elementary (11,400), Fickett Elementary (8,642), Oliver (8,150), and C.W. Hill Elementary (7,238).
In 2007, there are fourteen schools that collected over 1000 food items each.
In 2007, 20 schools collected at least one can for each student.
In 2006 the highest ratio of food items to students at one school was 13.6 to 1 at Peyton Forest Elementary.
In 2007 the highest ratio of food items to students at one school was 20.8 to 1 at C.W Hill Elementary. And three other schools exceeded the 2006 ratio as well, Fickett at 15.7, Bunche at 20.7, and Peyton Forest at 24.3.
There are eight schools that have participated each year in Food For The Soul (2005, 2006, & 2007) – C.W. Hill Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Grove Park Elementary, Kemp Primary School, Parkside Elementary, Perkerson Elementary, Peyton Forest Elementary, and Sutton Middle School. In three years of the Food For The Soul program, those eight schools have collected over 105,000 food items.
2006 Highlights
First Place Winner: Peyton Forest Elementary School collected 7200 food items
Peyton Forest Elementary School collected 7200 food items which sets a new record for items collected by one school. Peyton Forest Elementary won complimentary tickets to the February 23, 2007 performance of the UniverSoul Circus in Atlanta at Turner Field!
Over 70,000 food items collected
The 2006 Food for the Soul campaign nets over 70,000 food items!
Over 47 schools participated in 2006
2005 Highlights
First Place Winners: SUTTON MIDDLE SCHOOL & HOPE ELEMENTARY
UniverSoul Circus is very proud and appreciative of the selfless efforts of you, your students, faculty and staff by participating in the Food For The Soul program. Your humanitarian efforts are directly responsible for helping Hosea Feed The Hungry to feed thousands of families year round as were highlighted by the Executive Director, Elizabeth Omilami and her husband Afemo Omilami at the Hosea Feed The Hungry press conference last week at Turner Field.
Your participation in the 2008 Food for the Soul drive delivered over 50,000 food items to the Hosea Feed The Hungry food bank and now it is time to replenish the pantry.
The current economic decline and recent flood damage experienced by many families in the metropolitan Atlanta area has significantly increased the need for non-perishable food items everywhere. Once again, we ask you to support our annual food drive that helps families throughout the year with food request through Hosea Feed the Homeless and Hungry.
Please join us this year. We need you to encourage your students, faculty, staff and other school supporters to participate in the 2009 Food For The Soul drive as we aim for 100,000 food items. This is the Fifth year for Food For The Soul and as you know, the school that collect the most food items will win complimentary tickets to the special Food For The Soul UniverSoul Circus show in February at Turner Field. Additionally, our Food For The Soul School Spirit Award provides 200 tickets for the school that shows the most school spirit in the form of a 60 to 90 second video of you school’s students, faculty, staff, parents, and/or supporters providing humanitarian assistance to those in need and of course the food items collected.
Contact us to receive a copy of our "Letter to the Parents" for your review and we will begin to send Food For The Soul posters once you respond that you are participating this year. Included is the 11”x17” Food For The Soul color poster to give you a visual aide to support the food drive. The 2009 Food For The Soul drive will end November 24th and the winner will be announced on December 7th on our website at www.universoulcircus.com where you will be able to see photos and video links of the various schools and our young humanitarians showing what giving is all about. All food items will be collected based on metro area location between November 30th – December 4th.
Please register below to participate in the 2009 Food For The Soul drive.
Thank you for your support and feel free to contact us.
