Warsaw Community Schools (WCS) is celebrating the success of its winter food drive.
Through the initiative, 379 family food boxes were distributed to families across WCS, helping to ensure students and their families had plenty of food for the holiday season, according to a news release from WCS.
The effort was led by Edgewood Principal JoElla Hauselman with the support of many additional staff who coordinated the logistics of food collection and distribution. WCS, supported by many community members and organizations, came together to collect and distribute: 700 gallons of milk, 700 loaves of bread, 2,100 pounds of ground beef, 3,500 pounds of chicken, 1,134 packages of sausage, 1,750 pounds of potatoes and 21,924 non-perishable food items.
In addition to helping families, the winter food drive stocked local food pantries with supplies to support others in the community.
WCS will continue addressing food insecurity in partnership with the recent event, Supermarket Sweep. Supermarket Sweep collected $41,000 worth of food to support area families. A portion of the food, now stored at Edgewood Middle School, will soon be assembled into food care packages to be distributed to students and their families for spring break.
“Our winter food drive proved the incredible impact we can have when we work together,” said Hauselman. “As we look ahead, we are grateful for partners like Grace College and LovEd, whose support enables us to keep bridging the gap for families in our community.”
For more information about how to support these efforts or get involved, contact Hauselman at [email protected].