The Topeka High School Jr. ROTC students held a food drive
at HyVee on December 21st. It was a chilly Saturday, just days before Christmas, with a winter storm in the forecast. Undeterred, the students busily helped bag
and carry out groceries for customers all day in an effort to spread holiday
cheer and raise awareness for their cause.
Happily, their efforts were not in vain. Katherine Jennings,
Harvesters Constituent Relationship Coordinator, reports that the students
brought in a whopping 4,506 lbs of food that day--- enough food to provide
3,755 meals to the hungry in Topeka. “I was extremely impressed by the hard
work and enthusiasm of everyone involved,” said Jennings.
We wish to acknowledge the Topeka High School Jr. ROTC
members, led by instructors Chief Warrant Officer Gunner Kelley and Sgt. Major
Lewallen, for their enduring generosity to the Topeka community.
