LAWTON, Okla_It's the annual
Tour of Homes this weekend and the centerpiece is the project home in the Enclave
Addition off of 38th Street.
The house is
fully furnished with top of the line appliances and decorated to the nines.
Admission to see the dream house is $5 while all other homes on the tour are
free of charge. All proceeds raised will benefit Lawton's Food for Kids program.
The home is
exquisite. For just five dollars you can take a look around this house fit for
a king, but maybe the best part is the cause you're giving back to.
It's called Food
for Kids and for 34 children at Ridgecrest Elementary backpacks filled with
nutritional snacks are literally life changing according to Principal Dr. Jamie
Polk.
"I've
noticed and kind of been around just long enough to know that the difference
between one kid and another is the refrigerator. When you get home and you open
the refrigerator what's available to you. And so, kids don't realize a snack is
extra and so what we're doing is kind of filling that void."
For just $200
per backpack per year it's not just keeping their bellies full. It's keeping
them coming to school week after week.
"I've
found that it made a significant difference with students and attendance. They
definitely would come on Friday to insure they got their backpack"
Now an active
program at every elementary school in Lawton,
the volunteers with Food for Kids are making sure no child knows the meaning of
chronic hunger.
"It's
always good to help throughout our nation and internationally but we can do
this right here in our own backyard. We have kids who need us."
It's $5 well
spent in every regard. See a gorgeous
house and help Lawton's
smallest citizens at the same time.
Admission to all homes on the tour other than the project home is free of
charge. The event will run from 1 to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Donations will be accepted at the door. Donations for Lawton's Food for Kids can be made at the Lawton
Food Bank.
