For Auburn Library teens, hunger is no game

Posted 3/28/12

Stefanie Blankenship, children’s and youth services librarian at the Auburn Branch, challenged her teen students to donate canned food for one week to win free movie passes to the film “The …

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For Auburn Library teens, hunger is no game

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Stefanie Blankenship, children’s and youth services librarian at the Auburn Branch, challenged her teen students to donate canned food for one week to win free movie passes to the film “The Hunger Games.” For every canned good the students brought in, they were giving a raffle ticket. The winning student, Destiney Fry-Daly, had six chances to win. “The Hunger Games food drive program was inspired by the teen book series by Suzanne Collins about a near future dystopian society where contestants fight to the death from each district to ensure that their family has food for a lifetime,” said Blankenship. Reaching out to the local AAA, Blankenship asked if they would donate movie tickets as an incentive for the teens to donate food. “The food drive ran for one week and has inspired me to want to do more service projects in the future with the teens,” said Blankenship. The food drive raised almost 20 pounds in canned goods to help fight hunger in Cranston and throughout Rhode Island. Pictured here, Fry-Daly, a sixth grader at Eden Park, is all smiles after winning the passes.

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