It took one minute and 20 seconds for the 764 cereal boxes to fall. | Twitter
It took one minute and 20 seconds for the 764 cereal boxes to fall. | Twitter
The Birmingham Falls Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization and student council on Nov. 19 turned 764 cereal boxes into dominos to display the community's effort to combat hunger.
All of the cereal from students, parents and local businesses were donated to North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC), after Birmingham Falls PTO requested on their website for every family to donate at least one box of cereal for the domino effect, according to FOX 5.
"It's going to be a cereal-iously good time on Friday, Nov. 19, as PTO partners with student council to set up the largest set of dominos in Georgia utilizing cereal boxes!" Birmingham Falls Elementary School said on its website. "In order to make this happen, we are kindly asking each family to please send at least 1 box of cereal no later than Thursday, Nov. 18.’’
FOX 5 reported that the cereal domino trail was long enough to take about one minute and 20 seconds for all the boxes to fall.
According to the Council on Community Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition, food insecurity creates a higher risk of illness.
“After multiple risk factors are considered, children who live in households that are food insecure, even at the lowest levels, are likely to be sick more often, recover from illness more slowly, and be hospitalized more frequently," the committee wrote on PubMed.org. "Lack of adequate healthy food can impair a child’s ability to concentrate and perform well in school and is linked to higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems from preschool through adolescence. Food insecurity can affect children in any community, not only traditionally underserved ones.”
The domino display illustrated Nourish NC's statement that hunger can cause a ripple effect.
"Hunger, and its consequences follow our kids from their home, into the schools and out into our community," Nourish NC said on its website. "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults."
NFCC has an electronic system that provides those who are experiencing food insecurity easier access to items that the organization has in stock. The non-profit uses a monthly points allowance. Those who are experiencing food insecurity or are interested in donating can visit the NFCC website at nfcchelp.org.
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