Plant City Observer

Schools host food drive

By Eric Thompson | Raider Review Staff

From Tuesday, Oct. 27, to Friday, Nov. 13, the United Food Bank of Plant City will start its annual Fall Food Drive in Area 6 Hillsborough County schools.

The event will help to feed families within the community and assist the food bank’s Children’s Nutrition Outreach Program, which ensures that children in the community will be fed when school is closed for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This is accomplished by providing meals to over 5,000 children each year.

Non-perishable food items can be dropped off to any of the Area 6 schools. This includes Plant City High School, which has already started to donate food to the drive. PCHS students may give food donations to their second period classrooms.

Even the smallest donations can make a difference. In last year’s food drive, 36,665 pounds of food were collected by the food bank, which helped to provide 54,600 meals to students in the community.

“It’s always wonderful to see such a huge support from the Plant City community for our annual fall food drive within the schools,” Christine Miller, executive director of the food bank, said.

Area 6 Hillsborough County Schools

Bailey

4630 Gallagher Road, Dover

Bryan

2006 West Oak Ave., Plant City

Buckhorn  

2420 Buckhorn School Court, Valrico

Burney    

901 S. Evers St., Plant City

Cork   

3501 N. Cork Road, Plant City

Dover  

3035 Nelson Ave., Dover

Durant

4748 Cougar Path, Plant City

Jackson

502 E. Gilchrist St., Plant City

Knights 

4815 N. Keene Road, Plant City

Lincoln 

1207 E. Renfro St., Plant City

Marshall 

18 S. Maryland Ave., Plant City

Mulrennan 

4215 Durant Road, Valrico

Nelson  

5413 Durant Road, Dover

Pinecrest

7950 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Lithia

Plant City

1 Raider Place, Plant City

Robinson 

4801 S. Turkey Creek Road, Plant City

Simmons 

1202 W. Grant St., Plant City

Springhead

3208 Nesmith Road, Plant City

Strawberry Crest

4691 Gallagher Road, Dover

Tomlin

501 N. Woodrow Wilson St., Plant City

Trapnell

1605 W. Trapnell Road, Plant City

Turkey Creek

5005 S. Turkey Creek Road, Plant City

Valrico 

609 S. Miller Road, Valrico

Walden Lake

2800 Turkey Creek Road, Plant City

Wilson

702 English St., Plant City

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