ST. JOHN’S Catholic School students participate in the school’s annual human food chain, handing off items from their school to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program’s facility in Brunswick in 2017. This year’s event will take place May 31. THE TIMES RECORD FILE PHOTO
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In what has become an annual highlight, St. John’s Catholic School students will form a human chain to donate food to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program facility.
The event, set for 8 a.m. Thursday, May 31, will see St. John’s students stand side by side to create a line from the school at 37 Pleasant St. to MCHPP at 84 Union St.
The “ human chain” will pass over 500 pounds of food and personal care items, donated by members of the St. John’s community, from the school to the facility.
“This is both a service learning project for the students and a chance for us to give to the community,” said St. John’s Principal Timothy Forti in a prepared statement. “It’s a wonderful tradition.”
Students have led a food drive at the school for the past two weeks to benefit the MCHPP, which provides food for hundreds of local families through a food bank, food pantry, and soup kitchen.
“The human chain is a reflection of the students’ collective enthusiasm to give back to a community that has given them so much while helping our neighbors in need,” said Forti. “ Our students have grateful hearts and we are serving God when we serve one another.”
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