And it’s mainly due to the energy and enthusiasm of area youth, according to Dave Karcher, operations director at the pantry.
The Viewmont High School Interact Club, assisted by its advisor Marlene Hasenyager and other adults and the Centerville Rotary Club collected 929 pounds of baby care items and food. Karcher gave special thanks to the Bountiful Kiwanis which collected 1,131 pounds of baby supplies on the same date.
The Bountiful High School Service Club collected more than 14,000 pounds of food, as well as $2,738 in its week-long drive held in concert with Adelaide, Orchard, Hannah Holbrook, Valley View, Bountiful and West Bountiful elementary schools, as well as Millcreek and Mueller Park junior high schools and Legacy Preparatory School. The North Canyon 3rd Ward Young Adults of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also helped with the schools’ efforts. Parent volunteers include Cindy Cima, Cathy Allen and Michelle Wood helped on this second year the project has been conducted.
At the conclusion of the effort, members of the service club were treated to dinner at the Chipotle Grill. Jiffy Lube volunteered to match the donations pound for pound.
The same weekend, members of District Two of the Boy Scouts of America gathered 31,174 pounds of food in Bountiful and West Bountiful.
The Scouts, coordinated by Wes and Joe Adams, co-chair of the district’s Scouting for Food Drive gathered the food and delivered it to the pantry.
Karcher said many other schools have been active in drives to help feed their neighbors. “It is heartwarming to know the future of this community rests in the hands of such good and caring young people.”
He said, “We are extremely grateful for the generous community support we continue to receive.”
The pantry is now distributing more than 49,000 pounds of food each month, Karcher said, “So although the outpouring is indeed generous and helps make a dent in the problem, the need is still substantial.”
mwilliams@davisclipper.com
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