The holidays are a time of celebration and good cheer. But for students whose families struggle with food insecurity, this time of year can be especially difficult. For the past three years the CHS Band Program has partnered with Cleveland High School social worker, Kate Allen, to gather donations for the CHS Mobile Food Pantry to ensure that every student has access to nutritious food to carry them through this challenging time of year.
We encourage every family who will be attending the winter concert to bring donations of non-perishable canned and boxed food items to the winter concert to donate to this vital program. Teen-friendly items such as peanut butter, canned soup, boxed mac ‘n’ cheese and the like are particularly requested. Food collection barrels will be at the entrances of the auditorium for your donations.
Please note that donations of food and gift cards that can be redeemed for socks and warm clothing (of particular need during the winter months) are accepted throughout the school year. For information about how you can help out with this incredibly important program please contact Kate Allen at kallen1@pps.net.