Nicholas Garcia Organizes Food Drive to Benefit Brother Bennos Shelter

2014 Dec 9

Nicholas Garcia of San Pedro, along with several of his classmates, is sponsoring a canned food drive to support the Brother Bennos Homeless Shelter. This project is part of a service-learning initiative in Army and Navy Academy's Leadership and Education Training courses.

The Cadets will be collecting canned goods outside of the Albertson's at Carlsbad's Poinsettia Plaza Shopping Center (955 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008). Any and all donations are welcome.

According to the San Diego Food Bank, most needed food items are typically:

• Canned beans
• Canned fruits and vegetables
• Canned meat & tuna
• Canned soups
• Cereal
• Dry or canned beans (low sodium)
• Mac & cheese
• Pasta
• Peanut butter
• Powdered milk
• Rice (brown or wild)

This project ties in with the JROTC curriculum's focus on good citizenship and service to others.