The Honey Pot Project

​Makenna Goertzen
Staff Writer
  Xander Wolf, a senior at Bonneville High School, organized a supply cabinet named the Honey Pot Pantry for his senior project. Wolf set up the pantry to provide food and other necessities to Bonneville students who may not have access to those things outside of school. This project allows youth who may not be getting food or supplies at home to take what they need from the cabinet. The metal cabinet is located near the front office and is unlocked before and after school. It is a harsh reality for numerous peers to go home hungry or not have the primary care they require. Unfortunately, “food insecurity” is not rare; about 13 million children in the United States live in “food insecure households. (https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/912486921/food-insecurity-in-the-u-s-by-the-numbers) 
  Wolf said he found inspiration from his mother’s cousin, who runs a food pantry in Shelley. Wolf thought it would be beneficial to have a food pantry at Bonneville based on his knowledge from that food pantry. The food pantry is significant to him because “some kids don’t have food at home, and they need something that they can have at school. [With my pantry,] their parents aren’t paying as much, and they can focus on other [things] such as clothes and other necessities.” He says that taking the worry of food off the students can open doors such as extracurricular activities and better education for those kids and relieve that stress. Wolf also voices his concern that kids have been taking more than the pantry can provide. He wants to make it known that this pantry is meant for everyone; however, students should also be aware of others who may need the supplies. Wolf hopes that the pantry could become more extensive one day, providing not only food but clothes, school supplies, and anything that other students can donate. 
  Wolf states that he has known people who have experienced food insecurity, “I personally have not [been through food insecurity] but I’ve known people that it could be helpful to them because they have so many other things going on and letting them get rid of that food and hunger aspect is such a huge part for them, and it helps them tremendously.” He hopes that the pantry can help Bonneville’s youth and allow them to focus on school and not have to worry about food. 
  Anyone can donate to the pantry, and the school strongly suggests that students contribute every once in a while. Thank you to Xander Wolf for letting The Bonneville Buzz interview him and looking out for his peers