GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The upcoming holiday season means local food pantries are wanting to stock their shelves.
Hopefully, the Stock the Box food drive put on by the Green Bay Area School District will be able to help that cause.
“Stock the Box is really the community coming together to make sure people are getting what they need,” Green Bay West High School student Cade Benz told Fox 11 News.
The district is partnering with Associated Bank and the Green Bay Packers for the third consecutive year to make the food drive possible.
“We are firm believers in giving back where we work and live. It’s just so cool to be working with the students in these schools and teaching them at a young age the importance of giving back as well,” Erica DeQuaine, from Associated Bank, told Fox 11 News.
Feeding America, a non-profit organization, received over 9,000 pounds of food collected in last years drive.
“It’s really great to see all these students coming together for their community. With one in five children not having enough to eat, they may not realize that participating in this it’s actually helping other students in their class,” Lisa Endl, with Feeding America, told Fox 11 News. “This is really an important time of year, because when the temperature drops people are thinking can I afford to turn on the furnace, or buy groceries. So they’re really faced with tough decisions and any donations that we can receive to give to the local pantries helps.”
This year’s Stock the Box for Hunger food collection will be Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lambeau Field parking lot at the corner of Lombardi Avenue and Ridge Road.
The itinerary for that day includes:
• 10 a.m. – Food collection begins, community members are invited to begin dropping off canned food in support of their chosen school
• 11 a.m. – Autograph session with a Packers alumni and high school band pep rally
• 12:45 p.m. – Local leaders will announce the school with the largest food collection
