Explorer West students held a food drive at their middle school, and also volunteered their time to serve clients at the White Center Food Bank Friday.
Explorer West Middle School students today reached out to clients at the White Center Food Bank.
"We did a canned food and produce drive at the school and now we have about 15 kids here today to serve clients picking up food," said popular Explorer West Middle School global studies teacher, Ben Wheeler, on Friday, April 29.
"All day is 'School Service' and we have a group at the Community Orchard planting trees, and a group at Seola Park doing invasive plant removal and planting natives. It's a good day."
The Community Orchard of West Seattle grows a free source of local fruit for neighbors and local food security programs while providing a venue for public agricultural education and community gathering. It is located on the South Seattle Community College campus.
Seola Park is located at 35th Ave SW & SW 112th St.
White Center Food Bank Executive Director Rick Jump told the West Seattle Herald, "Things are going well at the food bank. Our donations are currently up, but our numbers (of clients) are way up, too. Last month we served a record number of families, 1,627. Two or three years ago it would have been a thousand, so it's a 60- percent increase."
To donate, go to: www.whitecenterfoodbank.org
White Center Food Bank
10829 8th Ave SW
Telephone: 206.762.2848
