“Alachua County students who experience food insecurity will receive the gift of a holiday meal this winter thanks to donations from the community and local schools.”
“The Alachua County Public Schools District is collecting food items for the Holiday Food Drive until Dec. 12 and will accept money donations until Dec. 18, said Kelley Kostamo, the Alachua County Public School partnership specialist. The food boxes will benefit about 1,000 families this year, Kostamo said.”
“Kostamo said the drive started about 15 years ago. She was at Lake Forest Elementary following winter break and noticed the students were quiet in the cafeteria. When Kostamo asked the principal what was wrong, he told her they were hungry, and she started the drive the next year.”
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