Walled Lake Central kicks off annual Canned Food Drive

The Walled Lake Central student council kicked off its annual Canned Food Drive on Saturday by raising over $2,500 and collecting 2,536 pounds of food for the Hospitality House Food Pantry. That is nearly 1,000 more pounds of food than the opening day of the drive a year ago.

On kick off day, students went around to local neighbors to collect donations and then delivered them to the Hospitality House Food Pantry. Over the next two weeks, Walled Lake Central will continue to collect donations in the hopes of surpassing 30,000 total points. If the Vikings meet their goal, there will be no homework over Thanksgiving break.

Walled Lake Central’s Canned Food Drive is the largest donation the Hospitality House Food Pantry receives each year.

If you’d like to donate, you can purchase items from the Vikings’ Canned Food Drive Amazon Wishlist or drop items off at the bin in front of the main entrance at Walled Lake Central now through Friday, November 21.