During a socially distant “Drive and Drop” event, eight volunteers from the La Salle Academy community collected more than 500 donations of canned goods to benefit St. Edward’s Church Food Pantry, Providence, during the Alumni Association’s food drive on Saturday, April 24. Hosted at La Salle Academy, people drove up and volunteers collected their donation right from their car. At St. Edward’s Church, donations of shelf stable and non-perishable foods items like these are distributed on a Sunday by parish volunteers through the St. Edward’s Outreach Ministries as well as through the St. Edward’s Food Center on Wednesdays. Throughout the pandemic, the Food Center has continued to serve its clients safely outside of the building, distributing pre-packaged bags of groceries to approximately 250 families each week.
