By Clay LePard
clepard@cbs4qc.com
High school students across the Quad Cities are coming together again to help fight hunger.
For the second straight year, Moline high school will start things off a little early and collect cans during homecoming as part of the Student Hunger Drive of the Quad Cities.
Teachers say last year, homecoming helped bring in quite a few canned goods.
"It was amazing," says Amy Ciucci, language teacher at Moline High School. "We probably collected a ton of food at the parade and at the game."
The school is just one of 18 area high schools that will take part in the campaign. The food will benefit the River Bend Food Bank in Moline.
School leaders say this drive has special meaning for students here in Moline.
"40% of the people consuming the food are students in our schools 18 years old or younger," says Zahra Suss, learning specialist for Moline High School. "So it really hits home to these kids. They truly understand and appreciate what they have at home."
Students say it's incredible watching the community come together for a great cause.
"You see communities come together over football games and sporting events, but to see it for something that can actually help a great variety of people in our community is a great thing," says Aubrey Foulk, one of the student organizers and a senior at Moline High School.
If you want to donate, students will walk along the parade route, which starts at 2 p.m. They will also collect cans at Browning Field during the game, which starts at 5 p.m.
