Schools help food pantries
COSHOCTON – Nearly 2,000 nonperishable food items were collected by area students at the River View vs Coshocton varsity football game earlier this month.
The canned food drive was led by Coshocton High School’s Key Club and River View High School’s Letterman’s Club. River View won the competition, but the real victors are God’s Eternal Love Fellowship food pantry in Nellie and The Salvation Army in Coshocton.
“This donation couldn’t have come at a better time because we are low on canned goods right now,” said Sharon Kirch, who runs the pantry with her husband John.
River View donated its collection of food to the pantry in Nellie and Coshocton’s went to The Salvation Army.
“We really appreciate this and I think it teaches the children something too,” Sharon said.
Major Steven Pearl from The Salvation Army also welcomed Coshocton’s donation.
“This is very much needed and is going extremely fast,” he said. “It will be gone in no time. The need is absolutely there.”
josie@coshoctoncountybeacon.com
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