What is it?
It's time to sign up your business for the THV Summer Cereal Drive!
This year, our focus is nutrition. Our goal is to provide more healthy breakfast options for children and their families. This year's drive will once again feature kick-off and wrap-up breakfasts, and, of course, trophies!
For the last 11 years, "Today's THV This Morning" and the Arkansas Foodbank, in partnership with local businesses, groups, schools and individuals have teamed up during the summer months by providing healthy breakfast options for children and families in central Arkansas who would otherwise go without the most important meal of the day - breakfast.
The Summer Cereal Drive provides hungry Arkansans with non-perishable breakfast items that are both nutritious and kid-friendly.
This year, our focus is on providing a nutritious breakfast featuring quality breakfast cereals!
Business Edition Registration is open from May 7-May 30. Click here for the details and sign up form.
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What Counts as Cereal?
• Dry cereal - boxes OR bags, 8oz. or more (Think Nutritious!)
• Cereal/Breakfast Bars
• Pop Tarts
• Oatmeal
• Cream of Wheat
Food collected at the broadcast sites was taken directly to nearby pantries, so the local areas surrounding the drive collection points benefitted directly from the cereal collected. Foodbank partner agencies that participated included Cornerstone Nazarene Church in Bryant, Libby's ROSE in Malvern, Community Family Enrichment in Arkadelphia, The First Assembly of God church in Russellville, Crosspoint Ministries and MannaFest Blessings food pantries in Beebe, the Soul Food Cafe Mission in Conway, Van Buren Food 4 Life in Clinton, Faith Fellowship Pantry in Hot Springs, Cabot Church of Christ pantry in Cabot, and the Share a Prayer pantry in Pine Bluff.
Summer Cereal Drive Community Locations
Week 1 - June 12, 13, 15
Tuesday June 12 - Beebe (Knight's Grocery)
Wednesday June 13 - Benton (Wal-Mart Super Center)
Friday
June 15 - Morrilton (Wal-Mart Super Center)
Week 2 - June 19, 20, 22
Tuesday June 19 - Cabot (Knight's Grocery)
Wednesday June 20 - Conway (Wal-Mart Super Center on HWY 65)
Friday
June 22 - Malvern (Brookshire's)
Week 3 - June 26, 27, 29
Tuesday June 26 - Hot Springs (Albert Pike Wal-Mart Super Center Location)
Wednesday June 27 - Pine Bluff (Brookshire's on Hazel St.)
Friday June 29 - Sherwood (Wal-Mart Super Center)
Summer Cereal Drive Stories
9:34 AM, Apr 12, 2012
It's that time of year again for the THV Summer Cereal Drive. We have some cool, fun additions this year you won't want to miss.
9:35 AM, Apr 12, 2012
Here is the list of schools that have signed up for the THV Summer Cereal Drive.
8:16 AM, May 7, 2012
Here is the final total of cereal boxes raised by schools who participated in our Summer Cereal Drive.