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t might have been just a Igame for Grade 7 students from Laurelwood public school, but the reality of the sitâ€" uation hit home for some because of the setting. The class was one of three groups visiting the Food Bank of Waterloo Region recently as part of the National Hunger Awareness Day. The school, which is in an affluent area of Waterloo, has participated in some major fundraisers for the food bank in the past and stuâ€" dents were invited to take a look at where their donations were going. But before they got a tour of the facilities, they were asked to play a little game of life. Not the board game, but one that simuâ€" lated the situation that a lot of families find themselves in. The students were split into three groups â€" one representâ€" ing lowâ€"income families, anothâ€" er representing middleâ€"income families and the last a group of high earners. They were given a budget for the week and asked to pull cards and make deciâ€" sions about their priorities based on the money they were given. The lowâ€"income family members were given $600 a week, and needed to spend a minimum of $20 to $30 on food Laurelwood students get lesson in hunger from food bank game *For full contast details, visit www iittlechipssoccer.com »(m<wrm_cn"‘-1n;1?olmfd:|g December 26, 2008 No purchase necessary. Dynamic Funds" are managed by Goodman & Company, investment Counset (td , an affilate of a DundeeWealth Inc. Sackyard Drills® is a trademark of Dundee Corporation www.littlechipssoccer.com DundeeWealth Little Chips Soccer Program shares your child‘s love of the game. On our Little Chips website you‘ll find all kinds of great soccer stuff for the whole family including: Find out when the Backyard Drills" Caravan will be near you Get in on all the games, prizes and fun! Kick. Click.. &z And you can Win. Nutrition tips ; Free giveaways s Info about our popular Backyard Dritts" program By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff â€" Needless to say, the lowâ€"income group found their budget stressed to the max, and had to go without necessities, like a car or even a bus pass, to put food on the table. The ride was a little easiâ€" er for the higherâ€"income earners who didn‘t have as many tough choices to face until they learned that they had lost their jobs at the start of the second week of the game. DUNDEEWEALTH Little Chips WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, June 18, 2006 * 5