Food Drive - a good start

This year I tried something for the first time with some of my students. All semester they have pleaded for extra credit, so we began a food drive as a way  to earn extra points. In my main online class there are approximately 150 students. With one week's notice, more than half of the class donated 1147 pounds of food to local food banks... simply amazing!

Here's a photo of one eager student just as the class finished filling my car with food. This was donation #1 which equaled 749 pounds...

Here's a photo of the same food on the scales at the food bank in Mesa:

It's amazing how much of a difference a small group can make. The food bank estimated we provided enough food for almost 840 meals. Next semester... let's double it!