Richardson ISD Students Provide Nearly 600 Meals Through Snow Day Sweets Sale

Two pairs of siblings spent their snow days in January baking and sharing treats with their neighbors in support of those facing hunger in North Texas.

 With several snow days ahead of them in late January, neighbors Vivian and Madeleine decided to use their free time to give back to those facing hunger in their community.

Vivian approached her friend with the idea and the two had soon created a plan to sell chocolate covered marshmallows and chocolate chip cookies—one of Madeleine’s specialties—to support North Texas Food Bank. The Richardson ISD fourth graders enlisted the help of their younger brothers, first graders Asher and Graham, and headed to the kitchen.

Once their treats were finished, the group took them out into the icy weather to sell to their neighbors, with the girls manning a table while the boys went door-to-door.

“We just told people that every dollar we raised would help someone,” said Vivian, who added that she wanted to help provide food because she knows it can be harder to access in the winter, especially for people who are facing homelessness.

Their neighbors were excited to support the kids, with several paying for a cookie or marshmallow with a $20 bill.

At the end of their second snow day of sales, they had raised nearly $200, or enough to provide close to 600 meals for the 1 in 6 North Texans experiencing hunger.

Mom Lindsey said the kids had heard about North Texas Food Bank during school projects and pitched the idea of a fundraiser all on their own. They took walkie talkies outside so they could stay in contact and spent hours out in the cold selling their goodies.

“We’re so proud of them,” she said. “They came up with the idea and ran with it.”