Central Illinois Foodbank has food giveaway in Carlinville Wednesday
Steven Spearie | State Journal-RegisterThis is an updated version of the story.
Food insecurity in central Illinois struck Melissa Hostetter, a seventh grade language arts teacher at Washington Middle School, as a major issue.
Hostetter said she sees it up close.
"I know many of my students are struggling (when it comes to food insecurity)," Hostetter said.
Hostetter decided to do something about it. Reading about a Chicago pie-tasting contest that had to pivot because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hostetter has launched the Capital City Pie Challenge here to benefit the Central Illinois Foodbank.
Participants in the challenge are asked to make an initial donation to the foodbank and then bake a pie for a friend or neighbor and deliver it to the person under COVID-19 protocols.
Participants are also asked to post a picture of the pie on the Capital City Pie Challenge Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/capcitypie).
Those receiving pies are asked to pay it forward by making a similar donation and a pie to deliver.
Hostetter envisioned it as an activity for families to do together and while benefiting the foodbank.
"I feel this is also perfect for Boy Scout troops or Girl Scout troops, ladies circles at churches," Hostetter said. "I feel it could be a community service project for people.
"I chose it because it's something different."
The challenge runs through the end of February and Hostetter is hoping to raise $2,500 for the foodbank.
Hostetter said she planned to bake a pie each week. She also will post Facebook Live shots of her and her daughter, Rachel, 12, baking.
Hostetter's go-to pie? A Kentucky Derby pie, a chocolate and walnut tart in a pie shell.
"I'm a pretty good pie baker," she said, with a laugh.
Contact Steven Spearie: 622-1788, sspearie@sj-r.com, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie.
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