By Will Smith – Entertainment Editor

The Thanks for Giving Food Drive took place on the week of November 17 to collect food for those who may not have enough for a happy thanksgiving.

The Jonathan Law Key Club, the Jonathan Law National Honor Society, and the Boy Scouts of Milford Troop 1 hosted the food drive. The food drive has been going on for eleven years with over 70,000 pounds worth of food collected and 1,600 turkeys collected.

“I have been helping out at the Thanks for Giving Food Drive for at least 5 years now,” senior Key Club member president Kyle Chy said. “Every year, going down there and working with everyone to gather canned goods and prepare the boxes of food has always been rewarding, especially when delivering them to the recipients and seeing how grateful and appreciative they are for the food drive and what we do.”

In total, 350 meals were delivered to Milford families, 354 turkeys were collected, and there were over $2,500 in donations.

The meals and turkeys were delivered to the Milford Food Bank, Cornerstone Food Pantry, John Rigley Food Pantry, First United Church of Christ Food Pantry, Saint Gabriel Food Pantry, Food 2 Kids, Truth and Lies Ministries, Ronald McDonald House, and the  Storehouse Project.

“When collecting food here at Law and watching how much the Law community has donated to the food drive, it was so fulfilling to see,” Chy said.

Any money that was collected was used to support Beth El Shelter, Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Ronald McDonald House, Storehouse Project, and any other Milford area food and support areas.