Parish schools help stock CCA pantry shelves
Submitted photos Students from Lincoln Parish schools carry boxes of food to stock the shelves at Christian Community Action to help feed the community.
During the week of Dec. 6, schools around Lincoln Parish participated in the Lincoln Parish School District canned food drive benefitting Christian Community Action (CCA).
Schools in the district developed creative ways to make the food drive fun and exciting including class competitions. Lincoln Parish school students were able to collect over 12,600 cans of food for CCA.
Stephanie Matthews, executive director of CCA, said this food will help carry their food supply until May. This is extremely beneficial as food donations tend to slow in the spring months.
Christian Community Action was founded by churches in Lincoln Parish in 1984 and strives to meet crisis or emergency needs in its communities. Through their efforts, hundreds of families and individuals in Ruston Grambling, Choudrant, Simsboro, and Dubach are given assistance each year.
On Tuesday Jessie Bryan, a counselor at Choudrant High School, along with volunteers from the Choudrant High School Beta Club, traveled around to each school to collect the 12,600 cans.
Bryan noted the impact this has on the community and expressed how proud she is of the school district for stepping up to provide for such a critical need.
Lincoln Parish School District would like to thank its incredible students, families, staff, and community stakeholders for helping with this event this year.
