By Carly Ranilla & Noah Oquendo – Staff Reporters

The Jonathan Law Key Club’s annual Holiday Food Drive opened on December 11.

The purpose behind the annual drive is to provide holiday meals for Jonathan Law families who cannot afford it themselves. Law is holding a miniature competition between Advisory classes to see who can bring in the most canned goods. 

“We are hoping that we can get competitions going through Advisories,” Key Club Advisor Mr. Boynton said. “Whichever Advisory brings in the most canned goods and donations will win a pizza party on the return from our holiday break.”

Students also have the opportunity to personally bring in foods on their own. Whenever someone brings in a donation, they automatically get their names entered into a school raffle for the chance to win a $50 gift card.

“If people want to donate individually, Key Clubbers collect donations in front of the main office between 7-7:20 a.m. every day,” Boynton said. “And you have a chance to win a $50 gift card.”

Donations will be accepted until December 20. The Key Club will then take the food and create baskets full of different foods accessible to take home over the holiday break.

People should only bring foods or cans that are non-perishable.

“The only food that wouldn’t really be accepted is if it’s expired or will expire because like most other food drives, it really only collects non-perishables goods,” Junior Key Club Vice President Kayla Markowitz said. “We’re looking for things like box stuffing, cans, potatoes, anything like that.” 

Senior Key Club President Addy Barber said the drive helps keeps the holidays in perspective.

“It’s important to have things like this because the holiday season is a hard time for many people and we tend to take small things for granted,” Barber said. “So having this food drive reminds us to feel grateful for all we have.”