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Written by:
- TCAPS
6/4/2009
At the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year students at Traverse City High School (TCHS) came together and organized a food pantry for students at TCHS who may need assistance from time to time. The Traverse City High School food pantry has had a successful year thanks to generous donations from the community. Many area businesses gave generously and also organized food drives to stock the pantry.
Businesses such as Wal-Mart allowed a coalition of concerned citizens organized by Chandra Ross and Joe Baers to hold a food drive to collect for the food pantry. Oryana Food Co-op held a two-month long food drive that filled the pantry with nutritious organic foods. Marty Manty, executive director of the Father Fred Foundation, provided guidance and shipments of the food that students seem to run out of on a regular basis. Most recently, the Reverend Kurt J. Henle of All Saints Anglican Church presented the pantry with a generous check from the parishioners. The TCAPS family has also been very generous; canned foods were collected for the pantry by the Administration staff, several elementary schools, both middle schools, and both high schools. Many other groups have donated food for students this year including:
- Munson Spine & Nerve Center
- Michigan State Extension
- Barb Funhouser of Bay Baskets
- Timber Lanes Dames Bowling Team
- Long Lake Township
- Acme Township
- TBAISD Adult Work Center
Traverse City High School students are also grateful to Michael Sedgewick, a scout from Troop 23, who built five sturdy wooden shelves for the pantry as part of his Eagle Project and delivered them to the school with his volunteer assistant, Billy Jackson. Thanks also to anonymous donors and to Mr. Marty Cotanche who has begun fundraising efforts on behalf of the pantry so that the students can always count on having the food items they need.
Traverse City High School students thank all who contributed to making the food pantry such a great success.
Please contact Mary Preston at (231) 933-5874 for more information.
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