Cookies for Cans: Supporting Area Food Pantries

by Terry Duncan '11
I came across an article in the Capital Gazette on December 18 titled "Food Pantries Look Past Holidays with Worry." In this article it is plain to see that the county food banks are seriously concerned about a food shortage for the needy citizens of our community. The food drives in schools, churches, and neighborhoods before and during the holidays helped to alleviate the short-term surge in demand for non-perishable food, but now the food banks are facing a post-holiday lull that needs to be filled. With the help of my brother Ian '09, we have put together a community service food drive called Cookies for Cans. When students and faculty bring in non-perishable food items to the lobby before school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Ian and I will trade the food item for a home baked cookie. The food donations will then be dropped off at local food pantries and shelters where the donations will be thoroughly appreciated. Won't you help, please?