Bridge Creek Cougars are working on helping the

environment
as well as the hungry!

Starting November 13, 2017 the Bridge Creek Elementary

4th & 5th Grade Club will be working to gather

Pounds of Plastic
for
Harvest Hope Food Bank

The mission of Harvest Hope Food Bank is to provide for the needs of hungry people by gathering
and sharing quality food with dignity, compassion and education.

Harvest Hope began in 1981 as the result of a shared vision of business leaders and the faith
community who set out to provide for the hungry in Columbia. Since then Harvest Hope has
increased its mission to feed the hungry across 20 counties of South Carolina. Harvest Hope
distributed over 27.5 million meals last year and fed approximately 48,000 people a
week. Imagine how many plastic bags it took to distribute that much food!?!?

On average Harvest Hope goes through approximately 2000 bags per day. As we move into the
Holiday Seasons those numbers will increase.
Our plan is to deliver enough bags to help Harvest Hope distribute the needed food to families in
need throughout the Holidays. Please save and donate your plastic grocery bags! We will have
collection boxes all throughout the school for you to deposit the bags in OR contact
RCSD Deputy Kelly Pounds, Bridge Creeks School Resource Officer at
803-462-3900 ext. 32458 or KPOUNDS@RCSD.NET for more information.