Food Drive
Hunger is less prevalent in our community thanks to the Kendall County Community Food Pantry (KCCFP) providing thousands of food and household items to families every month. Since the first Food Drive, which was held in 2014, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and Allied First Bank continue to help keep the KCCFP and the Oswego Satellite Location well stocked!
With the Kendall County Community Food Pantry’s bulk buying power every $1 contributed to the KCCFP purchases $8 in groceries. A $10 donation feeds someone for a week! A $10 donation is equivalent to 80 food items in the Food Drive Competition.
COMPETITION INFORMATION
All schools in the district will participate in the district’s Annual Food Drive Competition. This is a yearly, friendly competition between schools, with the school collecting the most combined total of actual items and "equivalent" items (through monetary donations), being awarded with the coveted Grand Championship trophy and "bragging" rights. Also recognized are the Elementary, Junior High and High Schools with the highest collection totals per student.
All PayPal donations as well as in-person cash/check donations will be counted as $1 = 8 items towards the competition count (checks made payable to KCCFP).
ALL donations made online through the KCCFP Donation Portal will be designated for a specific school.
LEVEL UP AWARD
Schools who go above and beyond by out-performing their previous year's collection totals will be recognized with a "LEVEL UP" Award. This is in recognition of them setting their collection goal high and achieving it.
2023 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 266,839
Winners
Oswego East High School
Traughber Junior High School
GRAND CHAMPION:
Southbury Elementary
LEVEL UP AWARD:
Long Beach Elementary
Southbury Elementary
Traughber Junior High School
Bednarcik Junior High School
2022 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 413,137
Winners
Oswego East High School with 22 items per student
Bednarcik Junior High School with 29 items per student
GRAND CHAMPION:
Churchill Elementary with an incredible 107 items per student
*SD 308 has now donated a total of 1,739,809 "items" to the KCCFP since starting the food drive!
*SD 308 has now donated a total of 1,739,809 "items" to the KCCFP since starting the food drive!
2021 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 385,141 Combined items and "cash equivalent items!"
Winners
Oswego East High School
Traughber Junior High School
Items Collected: 385,141 Combined items and "cash equivalent items!"
Winners
Oswego East High School
Traughber Junior High School
GRAND CHAMPION:
Churchill Elementary School
*SD 308 has now donated a total of 1,187,520 "items" to the KCCFP since starting the food drive!
Churchill Elementary School
*SD 308 has now donated a total of 1,187,520 "items" to the KCCFP since starting the food drive!
2020 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 139,152 Combined items and "equivalent items/during COVID-19!
Winners
Oswego High School
Plank Junior High School
Churchill Elementary School
*Over the last 7 years, cumulative total of "items" collected: 953,259
2019 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 286,611 Combined items and "equivalent" items delivered!
Items Collected: 139,152 Combined items and "equivalent items/during COVID-19!
Winners
Oswego High School
Plank Junior High School
Churchill Elementary School
*Over the last 7 years, cumulative total of "items" collected: 953,259
2019 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 286,611 Combined items and "equivalent" items delivered!
2018 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 132,836
Items Collected: 132,836
2017 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 126,932
Items Collected: 126,932
2016 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 113,000
Items Collected: 113,000
2015 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 85,000
Items Collected: 85,000
2014 FOOD DRIVE INFORMATION
Items Collected: 58,000
With 58,000 items, this was the KCCFP's largest single donation!
Items Collected: 58,000
With 58,000 items, this was the KCCFP's largest single donation!
