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About 12% of FISD students received free or reduced-price lunches when Fastpacs was founded in 2013, Schulze said. Roughly 14% receive them as of Dec. 20, Canterbury said in an email. Once Fastpacs are delivered to the dis- trict’s campuses, they are given to students. At the elementary level, counselors bring the packs to the student’s pod areas, Cook said. Fastpacs has worked to place the food in discreet bags students can pick up.
Community members can get involved with the nonprofit through donating food or funds, volunteering, or attending the annual Empty Bowls Frisco event, Canterbury said. In April, Empty Bowls Frisco will host its sixth annual event. Event proceeds will benefit the nonprofit. “While [Frisco ISD] is an amazing learning and academic environment, we also go outside of that to ensure our kids feel loved and secure and fed,” Davis said. Food items can be donated at these locations:
1 Frisco Fastpacs Warehouse 124 Rose Lane, Ste. 603 2 Grace Avenue United Methodist Church 3521 Main St.
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