The Pasta Bowl is an annual event to collect pasta and educate local people about hunger. In 2016, a massive effort brought-in more than 15,000 pounds of pasta product.

Three schools in the Hamilton Southeastern School District will garner trophies for their pasta collection….

Below is a news release from the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation on this year’s Pasta Bowl.

Local students gathered on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 to purchase a few hundred additional pounds of pasta and to announce the grand total of the community wide pasta drive known as PastaBowl.  This year’s total, 15,228, represents the most collected in the history of the drive. 

The campaign not only generates pasta, but also awareness for the one in seven local children that struggle with food insecurities.   And when students are hungry, it’s hard to learn.  That is why all 21 local schools in collaboration with Meijer, Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation, Harvest Food Bank, Citizens State Bank, ProShred, and the Fall Creek Township Trustees Office collaborate to alleviate the pressure on more than 40 area food pantries, as well as Second Helpings, by providing thousands of pounds of pasta. 

The tremendous success of the PastaBowl drive is attributed to the leadership and involvement of students at every school.  This year, the traveling trophies will be awarded to Fishers High School, Riverside Intermediate, and Hoosier Road Elementary.  It is an amazing opportunity for students to show how they can make a difference in their communities!