Denton ISD Our Impact In Your Community Magazine Fall 2017 | Page 18

Story by Melissa Green and Mario Zavala Jr.
Photos by Melissa Green
SHARE AND SHARE-A-LIKE
Students at Lee Elementary
School have taken sharing at
lunch to the next level, and in turn
are helping classmates through
the implementation of the
“Sharing Table.”
“Everybody throws away their trash at the end of the
meal, and instead of throwing that whole piece of fruit
or unopened cookie into the trash, they can put that
on the shared table,” said Chris Bomberger, director of
child nutrition. “That’s really what the program is for –
kids who might want one more thing.”
Students who have purchased a school lunch and have
uneaten and unopened food items at the end of their
meal may place those items on the food sharing table.
Children who may want additional servings may take
an item from the food sharing table, at no cost
to them.
Items for sharing include unwrapped or packaged
whole food and beverages that remain in compliance
with local and state health and food safety codes. As a
matter of food safety, items brought from home and/or
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