Food Drive Initiative Celebrates 10,366 lbs Donation to The Food Bank

The Woodlands, TX - Today, The Food Drive Initiative, a student-led organization, announced they had donated 10,366 lbs of food to the Montgomery County Food Bank. This milestone is a significant move for The Food Drive Initiative on its mission to providing necessary resources to food pantries, such as the Montgomery County Food Bank, with the end goal of helping thousands of families to put food on their table during these difficult times.

“When we started, I had no idea that our impact would amount to something this large. Only one month ago, I specifically remember us projecting around one ton of food, and thinking that would be impossible. Little did I realize how powerful the idea behind our efforts was and how passionate so many people could be about this initiative. I have to give credit to all the volunteers that were involved in this effort because we would not have accomplished this amazing endeavor with only a few dedicated people. I also have to acknowledge our local community for their incredible support. After all, it takes quite a strong close-knit community to come together and support those who need it in these times of struggle,” says Ashton Mehta, one of the students from the Food Drive initiative.

This news comes in the wake of many recent initiatives and accomplishments of the organization, including:

• Understanding that the Montgomery Food Bank was receiving fewer donations, the Food Drive Initiative created a go-fund-me on May 20, 2020, and raised $1,892, where every dollar donated results in five meals.
• The Food Drive Initiative has successfully conducted food drives for the entire Jacobs Reserve, and it is on the way to finishing Sterling Ridge, Grogan’s Mill, and Indian Springs soon. 
• The Food Drive Initiative aims to conduct food drives in all of the Woodlands Villages and are using various platforms to share the initiative, hoping to impact more students to start local food drives in their neighborhood.

“The achievements our group of 35 members made in a little over a month, makes me excited to see what the next step our organization will take and the profound impact it will have not only in the Woodlands, but across the country. We hope to inspire others to start their own food drives and help their local communities,” says Zoe Wang, another student a part of the Food Drive Initiative.

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