Donations of canned soup, vegetables, and other non-perishable food have been steadily coming in for our Bowls of Hope Food Drive and we are grateful for the generosity of our school families. Students in Mrs. Correa’s PreK3 class had fun this week putting their donations into their class collection tub. Next week is the last week to bring in your food items or you can bring them with you to the Bowls of Hope Soup Cook-Off on Saturday, February 5.
All donations with non-expired labels will be donated to the Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch. Student Council Advisor Dave Genter said he hopes ACS can set a new food drive record by collecting enough food to surpass last year’s record of 4 tons.
The Student Council will also be awarding a pizza party to the class that collects the most amount of food by weight. Genter will be overseeing Student Council members who will be weighing the contents of every classroom collection bin at the end of next week.
Here are some important guidelines for the Food Drive:
- Please check the food labels and do not donate any food with expired labels; they cannot be donated to the FoodBank.
- Please be sure to write your child’s name and teacher’s name on any bag you send in with donated food. This will make sure your donation gets to your child’s class and can be part of the overall amount that each class is collecting.
Thank you for your participation.