St. Louis Public Schools Collect 128,000 Cans of Food to Fight Hunger in the City

(St. Louis) – Students and staff of the St. Louis Public Schools have set a new record in their 5th annual Hearts for Hunger canned food drive. The drive, which started Feb. 5, collected more than 128,000 cans of food for Operation Food Search, a local food bank.

Operation Food Search will coordinate the distribution of the canned goods throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area.

On Feb. 23, students at Shaw Visual and Performing Arts, will help load an Operation Food Search truck with the 18,000 they collected through their school.

WHO: St. Louis Public Schools
Office of Community Education

WHAT: Hearts for Hunger canned food drive

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 23 at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Shaw (@Roe) Visual and Performing Arts
1921 Prather, Gymnasium

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please note that Shaw Visual and Performing Arts is temporarily being housed at the Roe building, 1921 Prather.