The Rotary Club of Amarillo gives big donation to end weekend hunger at Caprock High School

In just six days, Caprock High School raised enough money to bring the Snack Pak 4 Kids Snack Shak program to their students so no child will be hungry over the weekend.

Last Thursday, NewsChannel 10 first shared Caprock's struggle to raise $20,000 to keep a $20,000 matching grant from a foundation based in Austin. The Rotary Club of Amarillo recently raised thousands of dollars for a community service project and when they saw our story about hungry Caprock students, they knew exactly what to do with the money.

Wednesday morning, more than a dozen members of the Rotary Club of Amarillo were there to present Caprock High School a check for $18,000. "About a week ago, I believe your team brought a story about the Caprock Snack Shak Program and we had just finished doing the accounting for our very successful fundraiser," said Rotary Club President Cal Harriman. "We saw a dove tail there and we are very, very happy to help launch this program with the students here and with Snack Pak 4 Kids."

Other community members also donated more than $2,000. "Our community, in six days, stepping up to meet the match of $20,000 and now going beyond that is just overwhelming," said Principal David Bishop.

Bringing the Snack Shak program to Caprock means the world for teachers like Whitney Chapman who have been sponsoring to feed students out of their own paycheck. "I'm almost to the point of tears because it is something that is really needed at Caprock and we have worked so hard to make sure it has become a reality," said Chapman. "We are doing that today and we are actually going to see students being fed this weekend. I am thrilled beyond belief."