On Dec. 11, the National Honor Society took a trip to Forgotten Harvest. They are an organization that delivers 144,000 pounds of food per day to local charities five days a week, giving families in need of fresh food. When NHS arrived, the Director of Safety & Security Herbert Brown gave them an introduction to the Forgotten Harvest’s accomplishments and what they hope to achieve in the future.

The volunteers were divided into three groups. One being compacting boxes, which you must be 18 years or older to do. Second, was sorting food, where they checked donated food to see if it was good and then sorted it into their food category. This group ended up getting close to 10,000 pounds of food sorted.

“It was easy and fun to work together in an assembly line. It really showed how minimal work is needed to help others,” senior Randa Hamdan said.

Last but not least, the third group was given buckets of meat sticks, which they had to cut up and bag.

“Helping at Forgotten Harvest made me feel grateful for what I have and reminded me how important it is to support people in our community,” junior Emma Desnoyer said.