Harker Heights High School in Texas held a food drive from October 24-November 14. Classes competed against eachother to see who could collect the most food - with the winners receiving a pizza party.
As much as high school students love free pizza, that wasn't their principle motivation.
“We’re doing it because there are people out there who don’t have enough food,” junior Precious Rediske told the Harker Heights Herald. “We want everyone to enjoy the holidays. To me, this is very important.”
Another student echoed that sentiment
“It’s to help kids and families who don’t have the money to get food,” said senior Bobbi Brown, the FFA chapter secretary. “Hopefully, this will help with the holidays.”
When all was said and done, the students had collected nearly 2,900 pounds of food - that equates to more than 2,400 meals for their neighbors in need.
“They are the ones that went out and got it,” teacher Jay Bohac said of his students. “They are the face of it. I think they are amazed at the result. It’s great to see the generosity of kids, parents and teachers. It makes you feel better about life.”
Our friends Scobey Moving and Storage generously provided boxes for the collection and delivered all of the donations to the Food Care Center.
Over 4.5 million people, including 1 in 4 children, in Texas struggle with food insecurity. THANK YOU to everyone at Harker Heights High Schoo and Scobey Moving and Storage for joining our fight to end hunger!
Interested in hosting a food drive at your school? Move For Hunger can help you plan, promote, and coordinate the event - from start to finish!
