By Libby Coltea and Cyrus Coleman EBS GUEST COLUMNISTS
This year will be the sixth annual Fall Food Drive conducted by the Lone Peak High School National Honor Society. NHS works with the community to collect food over the duration of November to help support the Big Sky Community Food Bank and provide food for people within the community who are homeless or may not be able to afford food.
NHS’s annual food drive initially began as “Thanksgiving in a Bag” in 2019; however, the food drive has now developed into encouraging people to donate any non perishable items they can find. This year, the food bank is focusing on canned soups and non-perishables in addition to Thanksgiving fixings, but any items are greatly appreciated.
This food drive mostly focuses on the Big Sky School District’s elementary, middle, and high school. Donation boxes for grades 6-12 will be placed near the front office, and individual boxes will be placed in the respective classrooms for students in grades pre-K through 5. Students will be incentivized with a prize to bring in as many canned goods and Thanksgiving foods as humanly possible. Parents are encouraged to send their kids to school with canned goods to drop off at the front office.
If you do not have any kids attending the school, you are still welcome to drop off canned and packaged goods at the elementary and high school front offices. You can also donate year-round at the Big Sky Community Food Bank.
As boxes fill, NHS members will take weekly trips to the food bank, and deliver them to those in need. In the past five years, elementary, middle, and high school families of the Big Sky School District have done a wonderful job of supporting the community food bank, amassing more than 6,800 food items. This year, we hope to achieve even better results! Please help us support our local food bank by donating canned goods to fill the boxes at the elementary and high school buildings. The Fall Food Drive will take place from Nov. 4 through Nov. 21 of 2024. Thank you for your donations!
