Campolindo’s annual canned food drive is being implemented by the Leadership class this November. In order to inspire participation, a competition around which fifth period class can buy the most cans has commenced. The winning class is awarded with a pizza party, second place with ice-cream, and third place with candy.
Leadership holds this competition to spark motivation around donating cans. Senior Maya Carassco, an annual contributor to the canned food drive, describes how, “I definitely think the competition is a motivator because then people get really into it…it pushes people to remember to bring in money and cans.”
The drive started the week of November 1st and will last until December 13th, giving the fifth period classes enough time to collect funds. Each year the proceeds of the drive are given to the Contra Costa Food Bank, each dollar buying three cans. Students also have the opportunity to donate money online by scanning barcodes around campus.
Senior Marcus Han, a fourth year organizer of the drive, describes how “we send out two leadership students every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to collect funds for the drive,” and how “it helps to have not only the barcodes, but also students collecting money as a way to get donations.” The whole Leadership class is involved in this ordeal, working together to collect funds and make sure they get to the food bank.
Sophomore Rhett Hollyfield is the president of the drive and explains how after receiving the money in the form of either check, cash, or online donation “[they] give it straight to the food bank because they prefer cash.”
The Contra Costa Food Bank gains around 60,000 cans annually from Campolindo’s drive and as Carassco says, “it is a great way for us to help support people in our community…it’s a really great way to give back.” Leadership gives the students, faculty, and Campolindo parents the perfect opportunity to work together in order to raise money and support a good cause.
At the time of publication, the canned food drive had raised 7801 cans.
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Leadership Begins Annual Canned Food Drive Competition
Leadership organized a canned food drive competition.
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