For more than 85 years, Saint Ignatius High School students have planned and executed a massive Christmas food drive that annually delivers 700 food baskets to needy Cleveland families. The student Core Team meets once weekly for about six weeks leading up to the food drive day, which usually occurs the Saturday before Christmas. In the three weeks leading up to Christmas vacation, the Saint Ignatius community donates “4 cans, 4 dollars, 4 others” to fill the baskets; this work, as well as assembling the baskets and coordinating delivery, is the responsibility of the Core Team.
The 2021 Rini Family Christmas Food Drive basket delivery took place on: Saturday, December 18
The Core Team begins meeting in early November. Expectations of student Core Team members include:
- Attendance at weekly food drive planning and formation meetings
- Active participation in assigned tasks
- Assistance with phone calls and map-making
- Basket assembly and filling on Christmas in Our Community Day (Friday, December 17)
- Enthusiastic participation in Mass and loading baskets into cars on Delivery Day (Saturday, December 18)
- Completing deliveries on Delivery Day in small groups as directed by adult team