This was a Lewis-Clark Service Corps service project organized by Mrs. Moe, a former AmeriCorps member, and Megan Brown, the current AmeriCorps member, both from Valley View Elementary.
“It is amazing what a small town can do in just a few short hours,” Brown said.
On Monday, 95 student and teacher volunteers from Boundary County School District, students from Echo Springs, retired teachers, forest service employees, and many more showed up to help load 2,880 pounds of food into two school district buses.
Ronnie and Mike Howe have volunteered their time for seven hours at Akins Harvest Foods for the past four years.
The buses were weighed at General Feed and Grain after they were loaded with all of the food and donated household items.
The buses took the food to Community Action Partnership food bank in Bonners Ferry. Volunteers formed an old fire brigade line and moved all donations from the buses to the back of the food bank in about 15 minutes.
In cash donations, $866.92 was collected, which went directly to Community Action Partnership.
“We are grateful to Boundary County School District, all the volunteers, Safeway, and Akins Harvest Foods and, of course, all the donors for their generous contributions!” said Moe.