![]() By Jacqueline De La Barra & Frida Morales Every year, the Senior Girls Council arranges a food drive to help families in need. Students are asked to bring either a canned or a nonperishable food item to school, and in return they get to dress out of uniform. Almost every Hubbard student participates in this because most of us already have such items lying around. Ms. Becker became the advisor of the SGC back in 2008 in order to keep the tradition going. The food drive has been held every year around Thanksgiving since 1967. The food the SGC collects goes to St. Nicholas Church and the military. St. Nicholas gives the food they receive to families around the neighborhood who need it. Jose Velasquez is the one who manages the food that St. Nicholas receives from the Senior Girls Council provide. Mr. Velasquez makes sure families in need receive the meals and has been doing so for nine years. “The food the Senior Girls Council provides feeds at least thirty families,” he stated, “the help from the community really does make a difference.” Hubbard not only does good for our school, but for our community as well. The SGC not only helps our community with this food drive, but also helps our country’s military. Most of the goods the SGC receive are canned, which is of great convenience. All of the canned goods students bring are eligible to be sent to the military. The SGC sends it to Operation Care Package, an organization that supports our soldiers, veterans, Marines, sailors and airmen through care packages and letters of encouragement. The SGC was able to send a large donation to Operation Care Package, which helped soldiers serving overseas to have a great Thanksgiving.
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