Christmas Cheer Food Drive aims to collect food for families in need

COLFAX, La. (KALB) - It is officially weigh-in week for the Food Bank of Central Louisiana’s annual Christmas Cheer Food Drive.

Every year, the food bank and our local schools work together to collect food that goes directly to people in need in those communities.

Students spent the month of November working hard and getting non-perishable items and canned goods to their school to donate.

This week the food bank will be hitting our local parishes to weigh that food.

Grant Parish

The first stop this year was Grant Parish, where six schools participated, and the total weight of the food collected for the parish was 10,630 pounds.

Last year, almost 100,000 pounds of food were collected and distributed to families in need.

Vernon Parish

The second stop this year was Vernon Parish, where 11 schools participated. The total weight of the food collected for the parish was 21,567 pounds.

Avoyelles Parish

The third stop this year was Avoyelles Parish, where nine schools participated, and the total weight of the food collected in the parish was 17,890 pounds.

Natchitoches Parish

The fourth stop this week was Natchitoches Parish, where eight schools participated, and the total weight of the food collected for Natchitoches Parish was just under 6,000 pounds.

Rapides Parish

The fifth and final stop this week was Rapides Parish, where 20 schools participated, and the total weight of the food collected for Rapides Parish was just over 41,000 pounds.

Combined with the 55,000 pounds of food collected earlier this week, this year’s Christmas Cheer Food Drive brought in 96,000 pounds of food.

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