Medina HS students collect 1,600 food items for pantry St. Peter’s

Photos and information courtesy of Medina Central School

MEDINA – The Medina Junior-Senior High School’s Student Association recently collected over 1,600 non-perishable food items for St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Food Pantry.

The church is located at 1355 West Ave. in Medina and provides emergency food once per month to residents of Medina in need.

Student Association co-advisor Sara Cinquino said she is thrilled what the 35 students and staff were able to achieve this year.

“We doubled what we collected last year and we have to thank the Medina Teacher’s Union for swapping drives with us,” Cinquino said. “They are collecting essential items, which we normally do, to make it more affordable for the students to participate in this event. I have to also thank fellow teacher Joe Byrne who helped me to oversee the food drive while my co-advisor is out on maternity leave.”

The Student Association collected, counted and sorted the food every day the week of Nov. 18-22.  Lieutenant Steve Cooley and other members of the Medina Fire Department volunteered on their day off to come to the school and collected the boxes from the students who carried them out to their vehicles.

“Every year, we as a club are so thankful that we can do something at the Junior-Senior High School and give back to the community,” Cinquino said. “It takes just a small effort on our end, but we can make a difference and impact for so many people in this community.”

Medina students brought the boxes of food to Medina firefighters, who transported it to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Food Pantry.