Food Drive Sets Record
Donations to this year's Thanksgiving Food Drive totaled a record 2,429 pounds of items, which went to benefit over 100 local families served by the non-profit Beverly Bootstraps.
"The total numbers are astounding," said English and Latin teacher Doug Lucey, who helped to organize the drive. "Last year we donated a little over 1,300 pounds. This year we shattered that mark - and then some - with a total of over 2,400!"
Beginning in early November, students, faculty, staff, and families were assigned donation categories - such as holiday sides, desserts, or beverages - and worked together as Houses to collect their items. The goal was to put together complete Thanksgiving meal bags to complement Thanksgiving turkeys provided by Beverly Bootstraps.
Lucey said, "The new House system obviously kicked our community into high gear, and individuals took incredible pride in their involvement in this important issue. Mullery Doar deserves huge credit for mobilizing the fifth grade and Lower School Senate. They did all the intricate sorting, counting, and packing. Pat Coyle and the Upper School Senate deserve praise too for their motivational announcements to Grades 6-9."
Fifth grade's Doar admitted, "I was overwhelmed by the number of contributions and the sheer energy the students brought to this drive. All together, the total numbers enabled us to provide meal bags for over 120 families. The lion's share of the credit really goes to the kids - my fifth graders were thrilled to work together to sort and count donations and deliver them to the food pantry."
According to Beverly Bootstraps' Heather Johnston, Director of Donor Relations, "We were genuinely shocked by the quantity of food - the students just carried bag after bag into the pantry. Their enthusiasm was tremendous."
Shore's Thanksgiving Food Drive is just one of the school's holiday traditions. The Giving Tree program - which provides gifts for needy local children - continues through December.
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"The total numbers are astounding," said English and Latin teacher Doug Lucey, who helped to organize the drive. "Last year we donated a little over 1,300 pounds. This year we shattered that mark - and then some - with a total of over 2,400!"
Beginning in early November, students, faculty, staff, and families were assigned donation categories - such as holiday sides, desserts, or beverages - and worked together as Houses to collect their items. The goal was to put together complete Thanksgiving meal bags to complement Thanksgiving turkeys provided by Beverly Bootstraps.
Lucey said, "The new House system obviously kicked our community into high gear, and individuals took incredible pride in their involvement in this important issue. Mullery Doar deserves huge credit for mobilizing the fifth grade and Lower School Senate. They did all the intricate sorting, counting, and packing. Pat Coyle and the Upper School Senate deserve praise too for their motivational announcements to Grades 6-9."
Fifth grade's Doar admitted, "I was overwhelmed by the number of contributions and the sheer energy the students brought to this drive. All together, the total numbers enabled us to provide meal bags for over 120 families. The lion's share of the credit really goes to the kids - my fifth graders were thrilled to work together to sort and count donations and deliver them to the food pantry."
According to Beverly Bootstraps' Heather Johnston, Director of Donor Relations, "We were genuinely shocked by the quantity of food - the students just carried bag after bag into the pantry. Their enthusiasm was tremendous."
Shore's Thanksgiving Food Drive is just one of the school's holiday traditions. The Giving Tree program - which provides gifts for needy local children - continues through December.
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Mullery Doar helped fill one of Shore's buses with meal bags
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Fifth grade students carried full meal bags out of the Center for Creativity
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Each House collected complete meals
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Students helped count items
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Completed meal bags were loaded in the Center for Creativity's Kiva
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Students dropped off food to be weighed at the food pantry
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