On October 31, TMCC High School students collected 3,200 pounds of food for the St. Vincent’s Food Pantry at Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada.  The students, recognizing the growing need for food in the Truckee Meadows, took the food drive to the streets, leaving grocery bags in neighborhoods for people to fill.  On November 1, TMCC HS students showed up at the doorstep of the pantry, located at 500 E. 4th Street, with a truckload full of food!  Scott Cooksley, Food Pantry Manager, was awestruck with the results.  “We expected the donation, but not at this level!  This is going to feed alot of hungry families in our community,” said Cooksley. 

Currently, the St. Vincent’s Food Pantry distributes food to over 24,000 people per month.  This number is nearly triple what they were serving a short 2 years ago. 

Thanks go out to the students at TMCC High School who organized the food drive, and to the neighbors in our community who donated to CCNN.