Menchville L2F Leaders Visit Peninsula Food-Bank
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, a group of student volunteers accompanied by L2F coordinators Pete Mercier and Allison Nuckols, made an afternoon trip down to the Peninsula food bank to learn more about the organization and help out.
Kylee Baines
Menchville students volunteered at the Peninsula Food Bank to learn more about how the organization benefits families on the Peninsula. (From left to right) Pete Mercier, Allison Nuckols, Aianna Jones, Claire Beutner, Kenya Buckhanon, Sophia Ramirez, Gillian Niesel, Alexia Parker, Izzy Buckhanon,
The group receives information about the culinary program at the Food-Bank.
Leo Smith, News Channel 13 anchor urges citizens to help with the growing problem of hunger.
Maria Quigley, Food Bank volunteer coordinator, discusses the groups next task. (From left to right) Alexia Parker, Claire Beutner, Pete Mercier, Sophia Ramirez, Allison Nuckols.
Menchvilles L2F volunteers hard at work bagging mixed greens.
After combining mixed greens and lettuce into 400 bags, students take a moment to listen to tour guide Tyler discuss the FoodBanks future events.
Kylee Baines
Menchville students fill bags for the “backpack” program, which provides food security for local kids on the weekends and over the holidays.
Kylee Baines
Alexia Parker, Izzy Buckhanon, Allison Nuckols, and Kenya Buckhanon hard at work bagging food.
L2F student volunteers after finishing 400 “backpack” food bags.
300 out of the 400 food “backpacks” students bagged.
Committed to graduate in 2018, Kylee Baines is also a member of Menchville’s Guitar Quartet, SAGE, and French Honor Society. She has a strong passion...
