Cash donations of about $4,000 and non-perishable food donations of 3,000 pounds for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan at a Channel 12 School Spirit event Friday, April 30, put Lapeer East High School in the running for the “Spirit Cup.”
Each Friday, the television station sends a crew to an area high school to feature on the morning newscast. As part of the program students are asked to bring a donation of food or cash to the event for the Food Bank.
More than 400 students, including a few who camped out overnight, attended the 4 a.m. event in the Lapeer East High School gym.
“I’m proud of our students and the effort they put behind making this food drive a success,” said East Principal Kelly Paige. “We had a lot of fun and helped meet a tremendous need at this time in our community.”
Each $1 raised buys 9 pounds of food at the Food Bank, making the total poundage of the East event about 41,000 pounds. The total was more than double what the school collected in 2009, said Marc Jacobson, Channel 12 reporter.
The winner of the “Spirit Cup” event will be announced later in May. See previous post for photos and link to Channel 12 video.
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Attica Township Food Bank opens to help township residents
As a public service, the Lapeer Community Schools is pleased to post the following information for the community:
Attica United Methodist Church announces the Attica Food Bank, an ongoing food assistance program for township residents beginning Monday, August 10, the second Monday of the month. Food will be given out to those in need from 2 to 4 p.m.
The goal of the program is to offer supplemental food assistance to those in need who live in Attica Township. Documentation such as a driver’s license showing township residency is required. Guests are asked to also bring documentation (social security card, report card) showing the number of children living in their household and any other documentation (pay stub, etc.) that helps verifies need. The Attica Food Bank will serve township residents who have a Bridge Card, those who are over the age of 65 and those with vouchers from Love, INC.
The Attica Food Bank is a program supported through the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. For every dollar donated, Attica Food Bank is able to purchase $14 worth of food. All donations go toward food purchase and donations may be sent to: Attica Food Bank, P.O. Box 3, Attica, MI 48412 or in care of Attica United Methodist, 27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI 48412.
Attica United Methodist Church announces the Attica Food Bank, an ongoing food assistance program for township residents beginning Monday, August 10, the second Monday of the month. Food will be given out to those in need from 2 to 4 p.m.
The goal of the program is to offer supplemental food assistance to those in need who live in Attica Township. Documentation such as a driver’s license showing township residency is required. Guests are asked to also bring documentation (social security card, report card) showing the number of children living in their household and any other documentation (pay stub, etc.) that helps verifies need. The Attica Food Bank will serve township residents who have a Bridge Card, those who are over the age of 65 and those with vouchers from Love, INC.
The Attica Food Bank is a program supported through the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. For every dollar donated, Attica Food Bank is able to purchase $14 worth of food. All donations go toward food purchase and donations may be sent to: Attica Food Bank, P.O. Box 3, Attica, MI 48412 or in care of Attica United Methodist, 27 Elk Lake Road, Attica, MI 48412.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Updated total on Lapeer East "Spirit" donations to the Food Bank
The latest tally on the donations by Lapeer East High School to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan is 17,162 pounds of food. So far, East is ahead of all the schools. You can see all the donations of all the schools at the website for the Food Bank.
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