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Schools Donate Food, Household Items to Lilburn Co-op
Several local groups, including the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative, benefit from the canned goods and household items collected at the public schools.
A record 172,500 items of canned food and household staples -- enough to fill 8.2 tractor trailers -- were collected by Gwinnett County Public Schools students and staff during the October 2013 Gwinnett Great Days of Service.
“The generosity of Gwinnett County Public Schools is overwhelming. It is so gratifying to see the example set by adults and embraced by young people,” said Ellen Gerstein, executive director of Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services.
The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation, working in tandem with the Gwinnett Coalition, assisted 112 Gwinnett County schools and districtwide offices in establishing a countywide food drive. Among the groups that benefitted were the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative in Grayson; Duluth Cooperative; Lawrenceville Cooperative; North Gwinnett Cooperative in Buford; Norcross Cooperative; Lilburn Cooperative; The Salvation Army; The Quinn House; and Huffman House.
The Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund Inc. is a non-profit 501C3 charitable organization dedicated to enhancing and expanding the academic initiatives of Gwinnett students.
From Gwinnett County Public Schools
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