H.U.G.S. FOOD DRIVE

Each November, the District 67 Association of Parents and Teachers (APT) brings all four schools—Everett, Sheridan, Cherokee, and Deer Path Middle School—together for the H.U.G.S. Food Drive (Help Us Give Suppers), turning donations into holiday meals for neighbors in need. !is year’s APT-led effort was record breaking, with all D67 schools collecting 12,600 pounds of food, enough to help about 2,100 families, and students from preschool through eighth grade bringing in specific pantry staples. Everett and Sheridan saw especially strong participation with teachers and families even matching student donations, helping to lift the entire district’s results. 50 DPM students then volunteered after school to sort, bag, and load it all for community partners Beacon Place, Cool Ministries Food Pantry, and North Chicago Community Partners. When a community comes together like this, every contribution and every act of service makes a meaningful difference. lakeforestschools.org/d671