Food Drive Grocery

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Imagine being in a difficult situation and barely having any money to buy groceries for your family and yourself. This may be true for many people and some may be walking around our campus so we should have Russell support our local pantry by donating to this cause. On the other hand, the Milpitas Food pantry is there to provide our community and together with the Jack Emery Food Drive, they will assist them by gathering all the meals needed. With this in mind, AVID is more than happy to have this opportunity to research more about the drive and to lead and spread knowledge on this subject, in addition, the Jack Emery Food Drive helped us develop more comprehension on how they function and work. The Jack Emery Food Drive is a charity that

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