We really had something to celebrate at the Thanksgiving Assembly on November 15. The Canned Food Drive set a record with more than 1800 cans of food donated by the students and faculty of Loughlin. Campus Ministry organized the drive and members packed the cans in boxes and delivered them to Sister Eileen at the All Saints Church Food Pantry. Sister Eileen gave the assembly a big thanks saying that this donation will keep the Pantry's shelves stocked throughout December. Ms. Sontag's Home Room 305 was given a big hand for collecting the most food.

Leslie Short of Food Bank of New York told us and showed us the need in our community and city and how Food Bank helps by supplying food to over 2000 Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries. She also showed us how many of the shelves in Food Bank's 50,000 square foot warehouse are empty due to lack of funding.

Jeniver Zorilla made a special appeal to keep the food coming in for the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and other islands that were hit hard by tropical storm Noel. Jennifer has family in the Dominican Republic.