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This summer, a group of local kids came together and made over 2,000 sandwiches in just six weeks, donating them to The Sandwich Project of Atlanta, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding food-insecure individuals and families across the city.
The effort was spearheaded by two teenage brothers (Zanye and Kenric Nair) from Wheeler High School, who have been volunteering with The Sandwich Project for the past three years. Wanting to make a larger impact during their summer break, they set an ambitious goal: 250 sandwiches per week. They rallied friends, peers, and community members to join them—using social media to organize donations, coordinate volunteers, and plan weekly sandwich-making events.
Despite obstacles like holiday schedules and limited volunteer availability, they stayed committed, adjusted plans as needed, and met their goal. The teens led the initiative end to end: planning logistics, managing sanitation protocols (including gloves and clean workspaces), and ensuring each sandwich followed specific measurements—critical, since for some recipients, it might be their only source of protein that day.
They also went the extra mile to reduce waste by donating bread ends (“bread butts”) to another local organization.
This was not a school requirement or a summer program—it was simply young people giving their time, energy, and heart to serve the community.
You can follow the Nair brothers and The Sandwich Project on Instagram: @2025.sandwiches.
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