Atlantic Police Department Completes 12th Annual Canned Food Drive

(Atlantic) This week, the Atlantic Police Department wrapped up their 12th annual canned food drive in support of the Atlantic Food Pantry. This year’s event brought together students from the Atlantic Early Learning Center, Washington Elementary, and Schuler Elementary to collect items for donation. The combined efforts resulted in an impressive total of 3,249 items donated, pushing the 12-year cumulative total to an extraordinary 48,477 items.

As part of the tradition, the food drive was turned into a friendly competition among grade levels to see which classes could collect the most items. The winning classes in each grade level will be rewarded with a pizza party, courtesy of the Atlantic Police Community Charitable Organization.

Winning Classes by Grade Level:

Pre-school: Mrs. Schwarte’s class – 235 items

Kindergarten: Mrs. Rasmussen’s class – 193 items

1st Grade: Mrs. Hogue’s class – 309 items

2nd Grade: Mrs. Johnson’s class – 197 items

3rd Grade: Mrs. Van Ert’s class – 168 items

4th Grade: Mrs. Johnson’s class – 193 items

5th Grade: Mrs. Harris’ class – 131 items

Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue expressed gratitude for the support, saying, “We would also like to thank the students from the Atlantic Achievement Center who came to the schools to help us collect and deliver the donated items to the food pantry. We would like to thank the students, teachers, parents, grandparents, and everyone who has supported and made this ongoing event such a success and a great boost to our food pantry around the holidays!”