Marist High School's Campus Ministry Collects 2,300 Food Items

CHICAGO, IL -- Marist High School’s campus ministry department ran a successful Thanksgiving food drive with school families donating nearly 2,500 food items and toiletries. The items will be given to Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Terrence Parish’s food pantry in Alsip, Ill, and Caring Patriots, a Chicago-area veterans group.

The drive was themed around the popular Harry Potter book series, with scenery and characters filling the halls at Marist. The collection culminated in a rally on Friday, Nov. 17, where students and teachers competed in games based on the books and represented the four “schools” from the series. In the picture, many of the participants from the rally show just a handful of the items donated.