By Linda Kor It was another big year for the Holbrook Police Department’s annual food drive to benefit Catholic Charities. Holbrook Junior High School brought in 2,700 non-perishable food items along with eight frozen turkeys, and Hulet Elementary School in Holbrook donated 1,473 items. In Joseph City, the volunteer fire department pitched in to help organize the schools and students contributed 1,050 items. People also contributed to the food boxes set up at businesses throughout Holbrook that brought in 900 non-perishable items for a grand total of 6,131 individual food items that will be used to help those who would otherwise go without this holiday season.
Photo by Linda Kor Holbrook Police Chief Mark Jackson visited Holbrook Junior High School along with HPD employee Bob Sutton (second from right) and volunteer Doyce Stuart (far right) to pick up food donated by students at the school. They were greeted by (left to right) HJHS secretary Nichole Lozano, and students Koby Koerperich and Andres Aguilera, who will be taking part in a pizza party earned by all the HJHS students for bringing in the most food items in the school district.
Photo by Linda Kor The residents of Joseph City also contributed to the food drive facilitated by Joseph City Fire Chief Rusty DeSpain (right) and the volunteer firefighters. The first graders and juniors brought in the most food, earning each class a pizza party.
