Pasta maker donates spaghetti to all SC schools

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Every South Carolina school can have an inexpensive spaghetti night fundraiser or dinner thanks to a big donation from a Columbia pasta factory.

American Italian Pasta Co. said Thursday it will give away a pound of spaghetti for every four people that a school plans to feed.

The donation by the maker of Mueller’s pasta and other private label brands was obtained by South Carolina Future Minds, a foundation that encourages private businesses to help out public schools.

Schools can request the free pasta at the foundation’s website (www.scfutureminds.org ).

South Carolina Future Minds Executive Director Trip DuBard says schools will have to provide their own sauce for now, but the foundation is seeking more donations.