Using their power for good, the students at Union-Endicott and Vestal High Schools are entering a friendly competition to collect donations for CHOW with rival food drives October 1 – 9, 2015, at both schools. Vestal High School’s Lighthouse Committee challenged Union-Endicott High School to participate in a joint food drive. Union-Endicott and Vestal students will bring in non-perishable food items for the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse, and this leadership initiative will culminate during the powerhouse Golden Bears versus U-E Tigers football game on October 9.
The members of the Lighthouse Committee are asking students, parents and other attendees to bring non-perishable food items to the game and deposit them in either the Vestal or U-E bins, which will be located at both the “Home” and “Away” entrances to Hoover Stadium. The decades-old football rivalry provides a great opportunity for both students and fans to show their school spirit, while benefiting our local communities.
To add to the fun, principals at both schools will compete in a friendly football challenge during halftime of the game, with Dr. Albert Penna facing off against Steven DiStefano. Volunteers will keep count of the number of donated food items in all of the bins, and the winning school along with the total amount of food collected will also be announced at halftime.
The Vestal Lighthouse Committee further challenges Union-Endicott High School to pay it forward by challenging another local school with the hopes of raising an abundance of food for CHOW… The pressure is on!