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St Bernard Schools Collect 2,000 lbs of food!
by Community Center of St Bernard
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
info@ccstb.org 504-281-2512
Private and public schools in St Bernard Parish collected more than 2,000 lbs of food during November 2008. This food will be given to low-income families at a local food pantry.
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The holiday season has always been a time for giving, and students in St Bernard Parish are certainly taking that message to heart. Over the past month, both public and private schools across St Bernard Parish have been collecting food for the Mustard Seed Food Pantry at the nonprofit Community Center of St Bernard, 1107 LeBeau St, in Arabi.
Schools that participated in food drives for the Mustard Seed program include Lynn Oaks in Braithwaite, whose students collected 172 lbs of canned meats, fruits, vegetables, soups and pasta. Meanwhile students, staff and administrators at the St Bernard Parish Public Schools, including Trist Middle School in Meraux , Chalmette High, and the St. Bernard Parish Schools Central Office, collected an amazing 1,847 lbs of food to help local families in need. This food is being distributed through the Mustard Seed food distribution program, which provides low-income residents with nonperishable food, cleaning supplies and personal care items.
During the 3 months from July - September, the Mustard Seed program supplied 65,694 lbs of nutritious canned and dried food to 3,052 residents, including 1,027 children. And these numbers are rising at an alarming rate as the economy continues to worsen. Staff at the Community Center are currently enrolling as many as 12 new low-income households daily in the program.
“The situation is very serious, both in St Bernard and elsewhere,” notes Community Center Executive Director Iray Nabatoff. “According to Feeding America, requests for food assistance are up about 30% nationwide. We’re certainly grateful to all the students who are helping us to keep our shelves stocked at this critical time when more and more families are coming to us for food.”
The Mustard Seed Food Pantry operates on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays only from 11AM – 4PM. For more information about the Mustard Seed food distribution for low-income residents and other Community Center resources, please phone 504-281-2512 or visit http://www.ccstb.org.
www.ccstb.org
Mustard Seed Food Pantry
by Community Center of St Bernard
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
info@ccstb.org 504-281-2512
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