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New Jersey students fill a football field with more than 250,000 pounds of food for families in need
It was the largest food drive in the history of the nonprofit Dermer Dreams.
In short
250,000+pounds of food collected
- 250,000+ pounds
- About 30 food bank partners
- Second annual drive
The drive
Hundreds of students collected more than 250,000 pounds of food at the second annual 100-Yard Food Drive Challenge, held on Howell High School's football field, which was filled with thousands of donation bags. It was organised by the nonprofit Dermer Dreams and was its largest food drive ever.
Where it goes
The food was distributed to about 30 food bank partners across New Jersey. The drive is part of the Neighborhood Captain Program, which lets students lead food drives and earn community-service hours, and Howell High football players helped load the trucks.
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