Annual Food Drive Stocks Seven Pantries

Joyce & Gary Kolb collected donations for the Manhattan Beach neighborhood.

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Charlotte Ellis, Sam Gillespie and Molly Egolf waited in the SPAN basement for another box of donations to be sent down the chute for sorting. The trio were part of a group of volunteers with SkillsUSA at Severna Park High School.

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Volunteers unloaded and sorted donations to SPAN.

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Volunteers unloaded and sorted donations to SPAN.

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Colson Lee, 11, hauled a wagon full of donations to be added to SPAN’s pantry.

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Megan Hoffman, Michele Sabean and Taylor Bishop sorted donations to SPAN from this year’s S(o)uper Bowl food drive.

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Posted Tuesday, February 13, 2024 12:26 pm

Community captains dropped off donations in February ahead of the big game for the seventh annual S(o)uper Bowl food drive, sponsored by Good Neighbors Group.

“Pantries are reporting that the needs continue to increase as resources decrease. We are thrilled to have been able to add two additional food pantries,” said Kathie Hamlett, S(o)uper Bowl coordinator for Good Neighbors Group.

This year, the event comprised 71 neighborhoods and seven food pantries.

“It’s amazing how things add up,” Michele Sabean, director of development for SPAN, said of the yearly event. “It carries us through the whole summer.”

The winning neighborhoods will be announced at a thank you dinner at Cafe Mezzanotte on February 22.