Lakeland Christian Academy’s seventh annual food drive for Combined Community Service netted just over 13,000 pounds of food – 2,000 more than last year. LCA asked community members to place non-perishable foot items in provided Owen’s bags and leave the bags at the end of their driveways. LCA students then picked up all the donations early Wednesday morning and delivered them to CCS. Peggi Lisenbee-Wright, CCS director of emergency assistance, said food pantries are notoriously low in the month of September since summer is ending and kids are going back to school. “We are so thankful for this drive,” she said. “It’s a direct answer to prayer.” Carmen Flores, LCA guidance counselor, said the drive raised 11,000 pounds of food this year, but as of Wednesday, the drive had raised 13,045 pounds. Flores said more bags and donations will trickle in through the week, so donations are expected to reach beyond that. Kaitlyn Binegar, freshman at LCA, said she has been participating in the food drive for three years. “I love to help out the community,” she said. “I love seeing the whole Lakeland body together and helping out.” Hannah Bakehorn, sophomore at LCA, said she has been participating for four years and loves to see the generosity of those who donate. “It seemed like it went really well this year,” she said.
