Holiday Food Drive brings in tons of food to support local BMAC Food Bank
The shelves at the Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank received a much needed boost thanks to the Walla Walla Public Schools Holiday Food Drive.
The effort netted more than 13,000 pounds of food and approximately $1000. Collection bins were placed at each district school, the district office, Walla Walla General Hospital, Kid's Place and at district holiday music concerts.
"I cannot believe how well the kids did. The teachers and staff need to be commended for their strategy in getting the kids to bring in that many pounds," Gail McGhee, BMAC Food Bank.
This year's big hit was the "Fill the School Bus" event at area grocery stores. School buses decorated with student-made signs were parked at Albertsons, both Safeway locations, Super 1 Foods and Loney's Harvest Foods Saturday, December 5. Staff, students and parents volunteered their time collecting food items and promoting the event.
Students greeted shoppers at the store entrances and encouraged them to support the food drive. They made thank you stickers, passed out candy canes and helped load the food items on the school buses for delivery to the food bank. Volunteer school bus drivers then drove the school buses to the Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank to unload the 5300 pounds of items.
Lincoln Alternative High School teacher Lori Finn and Green Park teacher Michelle Carpenter coordinated this year's Holiday Food Drive.
District Food Drive Totals
Sharpstein Elementary: 1482 lbs
Berney Elementary: 1669 lbs
Edison Elementary: 633 lbs
Prospect Pt. Elementary: 570 lbs
W.W. General Hospital: 521 lbs
Blue Ridge Elementary: 489 lbs
Green Park Elementary: 551 lbs
Kids Place: 92 lbs
Pioneer Middle School: 246 lbs
Garrison Middle School: 621 lbs
Walla Walla High School: 1054 lbs
District Office: 89 lbs
Fill School Bus event: 5326 lbs
Cash approximately: $1,000
GRAND TOTAL: 13,343 POUNDS
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