Dear Whitmore Families,
Dearborn’s three traditional high schools are again collecting food for local food banks. For the first time, this year’s drive will kick off with a family friendly one- or two-mile Turkey Trot run at Ford Field Park.
This year’s fourth annual Battling Against Hunger drive is a cooperative effort between Dearborn, Edsel Ford and Fordson high schools, with help from the elementary and middle schools that feed into those buildings. The drive runs from Nov. 12 to 16. The goal is to collect 30,000 canned goods for Zaman International and $7,600 for the Amity Foundation.
Battling Against Hunger began three years ago as an off-field competition between crosstown rivals Fordson and Dearborn High to help families in need through Gleaners Food Bank. Edsel Ford then joined the event. Last year, more than 74,300 food items were donated, enough to fill a semi trailer.
