Nearly 50,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly collected to stock local food cupboards

Nutritional Development Services (NDS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will celebrate the successful completion of its 2016 Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive in conjunction with Archdiocesan schools.

NDS will recognize students from Saint Aloysius Academy, a private Catholic school for boys in grades K-8^Th, for its participation and continued support of NDS’ PB&J Drive, other year-round food collection efforts, and the Walk against Hunger. Saint Aloysius academy is representing 50 participating schools which participated in this year’s PB&J collection.

Thursday, November 3, 2016
1:30 p.m.
Saint Aloysius Academy
401 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Nearly 50,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly have been collected since the beginning of the drive on September 12, 2016. Saint Aloysius Academy’s goal was to collect 500 jars. Students were divided by home rooms, half collected peanut butter and half collected jelly.

Key Visuals:

• Saint Aloysius students presenting their contribution for the PB&J drive to NDS representatives

Key Participants:

• Sister Stephen Anne Rodriguez, I.H.M., Ed. D., Principal of Saint Aloysius Academy
• Ms. Nicole Nelson, Moderator of the School Leadership Council
• Saint Aloysius Academy Students
• Lorraine M. Knight, Director of Nutritional Development Services
• Anne H. Ayella, Director of Community Relations for Nutritional Development Services
• Denise Hopkins, Administrator of Community Food Programs for Nutritional Development Services

Nutritional Development Services provides meals, food assistance and additional support to organizations serving children and the poor as an extension of the services and mission of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The annual PB&J drive helps keep the 40 food cupboards serviced by NDS stocked with peanut butter and jelly for the year

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Editor’s Note: To find out more about Nutritional Development Services visit www.nutritionaldevelopmentservices.org.

For more information about schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia visit www.catholicschools-phl.org.

Contact:

Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)