Community Corner

Gwinnett Schools Set New Record for Food Bank Donations

     A record 172,500 items of canned food and household staples -- enough
to fill 8.2 tractor trailers -- were collected by Gwinnett County Public
Schools (GCPS) students and staff during the October 2013 Gwinnett Great
Days of Service (www.gwinnettgreatdaysofservice.org).

     “The generosity of Gwinnett County Public Schools is overwhelming. It
is so gratifying to see the example set by adults and embraced by young
people,” said Ellen Gerstein, executive director of Gwinnett Coalition for
Health and Human Services (http://gwinnettcoalition.org/).

     The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, working in tandem with
the Gwinnett Coalition, assisted 112 Gwinnett County schools and
districtwide offices in establishing a countywide food drive. Among the
groups that benefitted were the Duluth Co-operative; Lawrenceville
Co-operative; North Gwinnett (Buford) Co-operative; Norcross Co-operative;
South East Gwinnett (Snellville) Co-operative; Lilburn Co-operative; The
Salvation Army; The Quinn House, and Huffman House.

    The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund, Inc. is a non-profit
501C3 charitable organization dedicated to enhancing and expanding the
academic initiatives of Gwinnett students. To learn more contact Kelly              Herndon, the Foundation’s executive director, at 678-301-6077, or visit www.gcps-foundation.org


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here