Cherokee Bend food drive a success

Cherokee Bend Elementary students brought in more than 475 pounds of food for the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama. Two 50-gallon barrels in the lobby were overflowing after the second day of the drive.

The donated food was also there when some teachers spent the evening at school on Tuesday, Jan. 28 due to the ice storm.

“We had enough food, but it was comforting to know that if we needed it, it was there,” said Stacey Ewing, a Cherokee Bend faculty member who stayed overnight.

The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama provided the collection barrels and then picked up and delivered the donated food, paper products and toiletries to greater Birmingham nonprofit feeding sites such as day care centers, food pantries, and shelters for women and children.

To learn more about the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and how they serve more than 750,000 hungry Alabamians, visit feedingal.org.