AHS Canned Food Drive: Ending Hunger One Can at a Time

REBECCA ZENG
Staff Writer

With the sun shining strongly and highlighted maps in hand, members of various service clubs proceeded to walk from street to street and house to house, inquiring for excess nonperishable goods. The annual AHS Canned Food Drive is hosted by Holiday Committee, a club advised by English teacher Lori Naylor. Food Drive was held on March 14 and the clubs that participated consisted of Holiday Committee, Campus, Kaibigan, Pequenitas, Interact and Junior Civitan. Together, the volunteers collected 300 cans, which were donated to the God Provides Food Bank.

“Although it sounds boring, I learned that canned food drives mean a lot for those in need and [collecting cans] makes us feel good about ourselves for what we have and [aware of] what we take for granted,” sophomore Interact member Andrew Pham said.

The area covered this year included the areas around AHS including the northeastern part of Alhambra.

“Overall, I hope that this event continues annually and eventually becomes the big event it formerly was,” Holiday Committee president Candice Romero said.