Croton-Harmon Students Collect Food to Help the Community

From the Croton-Harmon School District:

Croton-Harmon’s Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School students and their families stepped up to the plate in a big way in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.

“We hosted a food drive on behalf of Croton Caring,” said school counselor Vilma Torres-Pagán. “The food collected will benefit families in need in our community.”

From Nov. 10-16, students brought in food items including canned soup, tomatoes, tuna, vegetables, low-sugar cereal, pasta, rice, crackers, cereal bars, macaroni and cheese, and other nonperishable groceries. The generosity of the CET community was apparent with the many boxes that were filled during the drive.

In the coming month, Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School and Croton-Harmon High School will host food drives to benefit Croton Caring leading up to the winter holidays.

Photo courtesy of the Croton-Harmon School District: Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School students, pictured with school counselor Vilma Torres-Pagán, collected food for Croton Caring leading up to Thanksgiving.