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North Andover High Girls Hoops Running 'DONATEaBAG' Soup Fundraiser

For $22, a bag of soup will be donated, providing 6 bowls or 8 cups of soup to people in need. The girls hoops program will get $9 per bag.

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The North Andover High School girls basketball team has organized the "DONATEaBAG" fundraiser that will provide soup for those in need. For each bag purchased, a portion of the money will go to the girls hoops team for athletic needs.
The North Andover High School girls basketball team has organized the "DONATEaBAG" fundraiser that will provide soup for those in need. For each bag purchased, a portion of the money will go to the girls hoops team for athletic needs. (Dave Copeland/Patch)

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — The North Andover High School girls basketball team is encouraging members of the community to purchase a bag of soup, which will help people in need and the basketball program.

The "DONATEaBAG" fundraiser allows people to purchase a 4-pound bag of soup for $22. Each bag contains six bowls or eight cups of soup, made by Blount Fine Foods, which will be donated to Lazarus House Ministries in Lawrence.

Lazarus House runs a food pantry that supplies emergency groceries to over 1,200 families each week, while its soup kitchen provides freshly-prepared hot meals to more than 300 people a day at breakfast and lunch sittings.

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For each bag donated, the North Andover High girls basketball team will earn $9, which the program can use for team athletic needs in 2023.

Donations can be made online.

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