As the annual Souper Bowl food drive came to an end on Feb. 6 at Berner Middle School in the Massapequa School District, the preferred team was obvious. The boxes for the Seattle Seahawks were filled significantly higher with donations of nonperishable goods than the boxes for the New England Patriots.
The annual charitable drive, organized by the Chiefs Challenge Club, was again a success with hundreds of items donated over the seven-day drive. The school community contributed a variety of food such as canned vegetables, cereal, pasta, rice and soup. All donations will be given to the Harry Chapin Food Bank at Long Island Cares.
As food was brought in each morning, students and staff could place the items in a box representing the team they expected, or wanted, to win the Super Bowl. Chiefs Challenge members helped promote the drive by making posters to hang around the school and sharing facts about hunger on Long Island during the morning announcements.
Advisers Caroline Glynn and Juliette Happe said that Long Island Cares provided the boxes and also would pick up the donations at the end of the drive. They noted that all of the food benefits local families.
“It’s really good that we’re helping people who need it,” said seventh grader Michael Despagno, the Chiefs Challenge treasurer. “It’s really awesome how people showed they care and donated a lot of food.”
This year, the Birch Lane Elementary School PTA also joined in, and boxes were placed there for donations.
Photo captions:
1: The Berner Middle School Chiefs Challenge Club organized its annual Souper Bowl food drive for Long Island Cares.
2: Eighth graders, from left, Zuzanna Sulawa, Arya Arjune and Ava Greenberg donated to the drive.
3: Seventh grader Siena Armato used her artistic talents to make posters that promoted the food drive.
Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District
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