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West Essex High School Key Club Donates 18 Bags to Caldwell Food Pantry

The Key Club at the North Caldwell school hosted a food drive last week to collect nonperishable food items for the local food pantry.

The West Essex High School Key Club collected about 18 bags of canned and nonperishable food items for the Caldwell Food Pantry during its recent food drive.

Key Club members Katie Caprio and Dina Kolesar, both juniors from North Caldwell, are pictured here sitting with a sign and some of the items they collected for the drive, which ran from November 13 to 21.

“The club would like to thank everyone in the West Essex community who participated in their event,” Key Club Advisor Jill Schneck said.

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About the West Essex High School Key Club

The Key Club is a national organization known as the oldest and largest service program for high school students, the WEHS Key Club’s website states.

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West Essex High School students are solely responsible for leading the charitable efforts organized by the club, teaching leadership to students while giving back to communities in need.

The Key Club is part of the Kiwanis International organization. West Essex High School students who pledge to join the Key Club promise to “care their way through life” by helping schools, communities, and families.

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