Trick or treat given a new meaning

Brooklyn Davidson

Times Jr. Reporter

 

This Halloween, thirty students from Strathmore High set out in their costumes to collect non-perishable items for the local food bank. 

The student leadership committee from the school has been organizing this event for a number of years. Every year has been a success, and this year was no different. A lot of work went in to planning out routes, making posters, and recruiting volunteers. 

“We started planning for the food drive back in September,” said SLC’s co-president, Parker Gavy, who has participated in the food drive for the past three years. Students spread out over various areas of Strathmore trick-or-treating for non-perishable food items rather than candy. The community response was terrific. 

“Every house that we went to donated at least something,” said Sonora Bardgett, an SLC member. “It felt great to collect all that food, and to know that it will go to people in our community who need it. Quite a few people gave us candy as well, which was definitely a bonus!” 

This was Bardgett’s first year participating in the food drive, and she felt like it was a great way to still dress up and be involved with Halloween as a teenager. At the end of the night, the students compiled all the collected items and filled the back of a Suburban. 

“It was unbelievable to see how much food we collected,” she said. “I’ll totally do it again next year.”