Foundation collects thousands of pounds of food for NPHS
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The Heron Creek Community Foundation collected about 5,000 pounds of nonperishables during its food drive Saturday for needy students at North Port High School. From left, Linda Johnson, chairwoman of the Heron Creek Community Service Committee, Kathie Boccagna, Debbie Deacetis, Sue Green, Donna Maiorino and Jennifer Dirrgi.
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Back row, from left, Steve Axelrod, Burce Isbell and Bob Johnson; front, Dan Bechare and Denise Brislin, NPHS nurse.
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NPHS nurse Denise Brislin at the high school's food pantry.
NORTH PORT — The Heron Creek Community Foundation completed its second food drive Saturday to benefit North Port High School’s needy and homeless students. Foundation volunteers collected an estimated 5,000 pounds of nonperishable food items donated by the residents of Heron Creek Golf & Country Club. Lowe’s and Sherwin-Williams provided boxes to transport the food to NPHS.
The Community Service Committee, part of the foundation, is responsible for determining the non-financial needs of the community and to organize activities to satisfy those needs. In this event, donors were requested to provide convenient, ready-to-eat food or other snack items on Saturday. The food was delivered to the high school to be distributed by its food pantry.
