While the district is made up of 10 schools with more than 5,000 individual students, it has  proudly come together in this effort to impact our community.

The goal is to collect nearly 50, 000 food items for distribution.

The canned food drive  started Monday, Nov. 12. While the drive will continue throughout the year, the district plans to collect and distribute the food items on two occasions. District One volunteers will work on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 to complete the first collection of goods from individual schools and distribute them to designated churches in our area.  This distribution allows churches to replenish pantries before the Christmas holidays. On March 27 and March 28, volunteers will again collect and distribute the food items. Anyone wishing to donate food items may contact any District One School or the District One Administrative Office at 472-2846.

The district is also accepting monetary donations which may be made payable to the “Supporters of District One,” a 503.c organization.

Who will be the recipients of the food drive?

The food collected will be donated to local churches in the Inman, Landrum, and Campobello areas for distribution to families in need in our community

– article submitted by Paula Brooks