Trick or Food!
November 2, 2009 • written by Samantha Hartfiel
Amidst the youthful Trick-or- Treaters on Halloween night, a group of costumed Park High School scholars trekked door-to-door collecting treats of their own. These students were Trick-or- Fooding, an annual National Honor Society tradition in which members walk around their neighborhood on Halloween night collecting non perishable food items for the local Friends in Need Food Shelf. This year, members Samantha Hartfiel, Rebecca Holland, Paige Ng, Brian Panek, and Kelsey Bertelsen went to approximately seventy houses in Saint Paul Park, collecting cans of soup, boxes of brownies, and bags of cereal. After three hours of Trick-or-Fooding, the students had collected about 179 edible items, filling ten brown bags with donated food.
“We got a lot more than I thought we would,” Holland grins, “It is nice to see such generous souls in our community.”
On Friday afternoon, the students distributed about seventy informative flyers around their neighborhood and said that on Saturday night; nearly fifty percent of the residences had food ready for them. The majority of individuals donated a can or two, while some others had whole bags prepared. Surprisingly, the most common item donated was macaroni and cheese, with a total of forty boxes collected. Many of the residents were also very enthusiastic for the opportunity to donate, vocally thanking the teens.
The students collected about 179 items, filling the entire trunk of a Blazer.
“It is really great that you guys are doing this,” one elderly woman beamed, “Thank you!”
The teens also found the evening to be very enjoyable and unique.
“It was awesome that our last Halloween before graduation was spent giving back to the community,” Hartfiel states “I really appreciate all those who donated.”
On Monday afternoon, the students brought the trunk load of victuals to the Friends in Need Food Shelf, where families will be able to appreciate the generosity of their community.
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