We’re Sending Home Nutritious Food With Help From The Lowcountry Food Bank!
It’s hard to imagine that students east of the Cooper leave school on Friday and return Monday having had very little to eat over the weekend.
However, not every family is as affluent as many of the residents in our community. And in tough economic times like these, food is rationed in individual households.
That’s Where The Lowcountry Food Bank and Rotary Come In
Our Club Members Volunteer at The Lowcountry Food Bank!
Bagging Sweet Potatoes For Those In Need
On Saturday, February 7th, 2026, our club volunteered to bag sweet potatoes for multiple needy families in the Lowcountry.
Sending Home Nutritious Food
But the neediest students will now be sent home with nutritious food thanks to the Rotary Club, which is committed to raising funds, packing back packs, and delivering them weekly. Students in East Cooper schools no longer go home for the weekend without healthy foods and snacks.
Help From our Lowcountry Food Bank
The club has partnered with the Lowcountry Food Bank to purchase the items and will donate food to Jennie Moore Elementary School, Laurel Hill Primary School, and St. James-Santee.
The schools have identified 200 students that they believe to be in need.
Photos show some of our Mount Pleasant Rotarians helping to pack food to distribute to the students.