St. James Academy Collects more than 20,000 food items for Catholic Charities

Oct. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- St. James Academy recently collected more than 20,000 food items for Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Emergency Assistance Center food pantry in Kansas City, KS. During St. James Academy Annual Food Drive, a competition emerged among the six communities within the school. Students participated in a daily competition among the “houses” as well as the competition called “Can-Struction” where creative structures were built with cans and other food items. The much needed food will be available to individuals and families in need in Wyandotte County.

Photo: St. James Academy Students help bring in cases of canned food items for the Can-Struction competition on October 18, 2012.  

Mary Clark
Integrated Marketing Manager
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
mclark@catholiccharitiesks.org
913.433.2034

Kris Strecker
Communications Director
St. James Academy
kstrecker@sjakeepingfaith.org
913.254.4268

About Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas
Founded in 1956, Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas is a nonprofit health and human services agency that assists annually more than 85,000 people of all faiths. Catholic Charities serves 21 counties in northeast Kansas with service site locations in Emporia, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Kansas City, KS, Overland Park, Olathe and Topeka. The goal is to offer help and hope and to move the families from a situation of poverty and anxiety to one of self-sufficiency and stability. Catholic Charities provides a wide range of programs including: Family Stabilization, Family Strengthening and Healthcare. Catholic Charities is a United Way Member Agency.