‘Everybody answered the call’
/#LoadtheBoatMHS campaign collects more than 2,000 pounds of food
Mazama students help food bank employees load food into the the Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank truck. The high school collected more than 2,000 pounds of food during its two-week #loadtheboatMHS community food drive campaign. (Submitted photo)
Myndy Holbrook, Mazama foods teacher, is among staff members who helped food into the Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank truck. The high school collected more than 2,000 pounds of food during its two-week #loadtheboatMHS community food drive campaign. (submitted photo)
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Mazama High School’s #LoadtheBoatMHS, a two-week food drive and virtual social media challenge, collected 2,605 pounds of food and more than $1,000 for the Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank.
Food bank staff collected the donations Thursday afternoon from the school, loading the food into a truck to transport to its facility on Maywood Drive.
“We had tremendous community support. Everybody answered the call,” said Larura, Nickerson, a Mazama teacher who organized the event. “Kids from all schools in Klamath Falls donated. We had schools come together with big donations.
“During times you can’t get kids together, it was a chance for kids to accomplish something together,” she added. “I couldn’t be more pleased.”
Donors dropped off canned food items at the Viking’s wooden boat in the school’s front parking lot. At that point, they were asked to inspire others to donate as well.
Every year, Mazama students volunteer to help the food bank with Supermarket Saturday and other events. However, those events couldn’t happen this year because of COVID-19 restrictions. Emma Milstead and the Mazama Sparrow Club co-sponsored the drive, hosting a drive-through donation day Dec. 11 to encourage community members to join the effort.
Check out the video challenges and donations on Facebook at #loadtheboatmhs.