Student Food Drive 2009

Mission Statement

To unite and empower area high school students in the commitment to feed the hungry and promote volunteerism.

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in the Lowcountry Food Bank's 1st annual Student Food Drive! Set to kick off on September 17th, the Student Food Drive is a six-week hunger relief campaign designed to empower high school students. This initiative will engage business and community leaders and regional food banks in acts of volunteerism, food collection, awareness building and fundraising dedicated to fighting hunger in their very own community. With the help of a faculty advisor, students plan events to promote the drive, organize their food collection, and package and deliver food to the food bank.

The Student Food Drive develops student leadership through a series of student created and driven events that center around creativity, entertainment, communications, business practices, purchase negotiations, fundraising and social concerns. Students collect food through creative events such as sporting events, dances, silent auctions and more. Furthermore, this will enable the high schools to work closely with their feeder schools to bring in more donations. Students are also encouraged to collect monetary donations to be used to purchase food in large quantities. The Lowcountry Food Bank is thrilled to announce the following participating schools!

2009 Participating Schools
Academic Magnet High School
Ashley Ridge High School
Berkeley High School
Burke High School
Cane Bay High School
Charleston School of the Arts
Cross High School
Garrett Technical High School
Military Magnet Academy
North Charleston High School
Stall High School
Wando High School
West Ashley High School

Mark your Calendar! The Lowcountry Food Bank, dedicated sponsors and participating high schools will host a kick-off party on September 17th to launch the Student Food Drive. This energetic event will include a skit competition among students to be judged by the Student Food Drive Gold Can Sponsors, and will be held at the Lowcountry Food Bank. On October 28th and 29th, the schools will schedule a time with the LCFB to unload truckloads of collected food. On the night of October 29th, from 6 pm to 8 pm, an Awards Party will conclude the competition. Student leadership participants, advisors and sponsors will join the LCFB and the final collection totals will be announced along with awards for the winning schools.

Need Storage?
Stockage Storage has donated space to all participating schools who need storage space for collected food throughout the duration of the Student Food Drive. Please contact Greg Millhouse directly at 843-556-5452 for more information. Click here for list of locations.

Update on Activities...
September 17, The Student Food Drive Kick-off, was a success!! The Lowcountry Food Bank had over 100 students, advisors, sponsors and staff present at this tremendous event. With students doing the Cupid Shuffle to the Charleston School of the Arts winning the skit competition, the event was full of fun and excitement. Thank you to all for your support! We look forward to the next 6 weeks of exciting events. Check out this great blog from Young and Free SC, Josh Sutherland....click here.

Get Involved! Events will be updated weekly.

Events:

Charleston School of the Arts
Every birthday until October 29, SOA will be having drawings. The drawings will be announced the day before and sold during lunch hour and then awarded at the end of the day. "Teacher Pie" sales will happen concurrently with the event. SOA middle school is asked to participate as well in the paintball drawings. (Dates for drawings: 9/25, 9/29, 10/1, 10/5, 10/7, 10/9, 10/13, 10/16, 10/19, 10/21)
**October 10, 8 pm to 10 pm, Can Drive Dance with Academic Magnet at the SOA cafeteria - 5 or more cans for entry
** October 22, 3:30 pm to 5 pm, SOA Middle School Sock Hop - 5 or more cans for entry

Garrett Academy of Technology
**October 2 at 7:30 pm, "Bring it on Food Bank Style", at the Football Stadium (2731 Gordon Street, North Charleston). Garrett Academy is asking their fans to bring 2 cans or $2 and receive a Garrett Falcon souvenir megaphone to support the Student Food Drive.

To help set up an event with your favorite particpating school, please contact Amy Kosar or Kristen Kennedy. For any other questions, please call 843.747.8146.

Thank you to our Student Food Drive Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor

Gold Can Sponsor

Silver Can Sponsor

Domino's Pizza

Aluminum Can Sponsor
Absolute Total Care
Family Dollar
Paintball Charleston
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Stockade Storage