Author: James Conyers

Food Drive: January 17-20

events, general info

Benefiting The Village Pantry, a program of the Village Exchange Center

The Village Pantry provides culturally relevant foods to people from more than 38 difference countries of origin. Access to traditional foods helps keep cultural roots and food traditions alive by sharing them across generations. A small sample of the communities/cultures/countries of origin served by Village Pantry include: Korean, Bhutanese Nepali, El Salvador, Oromo, and Afghan. 73% of people served live within APS boundaries.

Items Needed

1 Point Items

  • Lentils (all types and especially yellow)
  • Oils
  • Sugar
  • Coffee
  • Rice
  • Chicken bouillon cubes/powder
  • Spaghetti
  • Flour
  • Dried Chickpeas
  • Dried Beans
  • Canned beans
  • Tomato paste
  • Tomato sauce
  • Nuts
  • Raisins
  • Dried Spices: garlic, ginger, black pepper, mustard, cumin, turmeric, coriander seeds, bay leaves

5 Point Items

  • Aahu Barah Rice
  • Basmati Rice
  • Teff Powder/Flour
  • Chickpea Flour
  • Dried Spices: anchovy, ambasha, chickpea powder

If there are other items you find that you think will be useful to the Village Pantry, feel free to donate them! Items not typically found in King Soopers will be counted as 5 point items.

Never been to an international market? Go with a friend! Use it as an opportunity to talk to your child(ren) about the experiences of immigrants and refugees and how it might feel when coming to a new country and trying to obtain something as necessary and seemingly simple as food.

Click here for more information about the Village Exchange Center

Click here for more information about the Village Pantry

Want to take the lesson further?

Here are some engaging extension activities to round out your child’s understanding of hunger, and the experiences of immigrants and refugees in our country.

Feeding America Extension Activities

Extension Activities by Grade Level

January Events and Volunteering Opportunities

events, volunteer

Community Meeting

Wednesday January 11, 2023, 7p

Aurora Frontier Media Center

Agenda Highlights
  • Mr. Gasior will speak about security measures and volunteering in the school
  • January events and how to help

Falcon Family Fun Night at DEFY (formerly Spider Monkey)

Thursday, January 12, 2023

5:30pm to 7:30pm

1400 South Abilene Street

Aurora, CO 80012

Phone: 720-588-9606

Cost:  $21.99 plus tax, kids under 4 are $16.99 plus tax

20% will be donated back to our school!!

**Enter raffle to win lunch with Mr. G!**

Volunteers needed! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-defy

FOOD Drive with Village Exchange Center, Village Pantry

Tuesday, 1/17-Friday, 1/20

The Village Pantry specializes in providing culturally relevant foods to refugees and immigrants from 38 different countries of origin serving Aurora and Metro Denver communities.

**Color-community competition**

Volunteers needed! 

Sign up here for sorting, scoring, and boxing: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-food

Sign up here for loading items onto box truck: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-loading

FREE Family Movie Night: Minions: Rise of Gru

Friday, 1/20 at 6:30pm

Aurora Frontier Gym

All students must be accompanied by an adult.

Your attendance is your permission for your child(ren) to view the movie.

Entry to movie FREE but donation for Food Drive is suggested.

RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-movie1

Volunteers needed! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EAEA628A5FBC70-movie

Thank You!

events

A HUGE thank you to all the parent volunteers who planned, donated items, made homemade items, and helped with the set-up and clean-up of the Parent Teacher Conference dinner for the Aurora Frontier staff this Thursday!

The staff was so impressed by the delicious feast (it’s been YEARS since they have been able to enjoy this) especially after working a long conference day! And the best part, there were even leftovers for lunch on Friday!

A special thank you to Dariana Zamora who generously made 50 homemade Dominican Mini Flans for dessert!

We love how generous our Falcon Community is!

Thanks! You are the best!

1 … 4 5 6