Teachers at New Britton Elementary School wanted to find a way to get their students involved in the subject of world hunger in a creative way….so creative Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness decided to get involved in a “bug” way.

The students reviewed world hunger statistics at an all-school convocation Thursday afternoon, but the event was capped-off with something special.  If the students met their fund-raising goal to assist those in need of nourishment overseas, members of the teaching staff said they would eat bugs, based on the amount of money raised.

The students had a goal of coming up with $700.  The amount of money donated exceeded $1,300, which meant lots of teachers would be eating bugs.

Then Mayor Fadness discovered the project on social media.  One thing led to another, and the mayor ended up eating a cricket at the student convocation.

The school partnered with a Global Orphan Foundation to learn more about how insect farming works. New Britton Elementary is also raising money in partnership with Christ Community Church to buy and pack meals, then send them across the world through Rise Against Hunger.