SPOKANE, Wash. — Students at Gonzaga Prep have collected 168,000 pounds of food for their annual Thanksgiving drive and are pushing toward a record-breaking goal of 200,000 pounds.
The Bull Pups have already exceeded last year’s total by 10,000 pounds with a few days remaining before Wednesday’s distribution to local food pantries.
“This year our need was greater, with SNAP benefits being cut and then reinstalled,” said Kelton Doolittle, a senior at Gonzaga Prep. “So, food pantries were bare. That’s why our goal is 200,000 this year.”…