Harrison students help pantry
CADIZ — Students at a local high school recently gathered food to donate to those less fortunate, just in time for Thanksgiving.
Sara Hawthorne, a business teacher at Harrison Central High School, said the student council recently held its annual Thanksgiving food drive, in which canned food and other nonperishable items are donated to the Cadiz Food Pantry.
Hawthorne said the student council has been organizing the food drive for five years, and she first began the event back when she became the group’s adviser.
“We just kind of made it a student council tradition,” she said.
Student council participants placed a box in all homerooms, allowing students and teachers to drop off canned goods, dry food or other nonperishable items.
Hawthorne noted the students are generally enthusiastic about the drive, bringing in items almost daily for the pantry, and the homeroom that brings in the most food is rewarded with a cookie cake from Great American Cookies.
This year students turned in 464 items, which then were donated to the food pantry. Hawthorne noted she is happy with how the drive has grown since she started it, and hopes students learn about giving to those who might not have as much.
“I kind of wanted to start that so students could see what it’s like, and feel good giving to others in need,” Hawthorne said. “They do get pretty excited …”
She noted the students are preparing for another fundraiser, with the annual Breakfast with Santa set from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 2 in the Harrison Community Hospital cafeteria. Tickets will be $5 for a pancake breakfast and can be purchased from any student council member or at the door the day of the event. The money from the event will go to purchase Christmas presents for two children, a boy and a girl, that are sponsored through the Harrison County Department of Job and Family Services.
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