Industrial Equipment Mechanics students sort through bins of collected food prior to pickup by Second Harvest Food Bank.

December 22, 2009 -- The Lorain County JVS Vocational Youth Clubs collected over 4,300 pounds of food to restock the shelves of the "Second Harvest Food Bank". Food was collected from JVS students, staff members and community friends.

"This annual holiday food drive nets on the average of 3,500-5,000 pounds of food," commented instructor and Food Drive coordinator Greg Hendricks. "We are happy with this year's results based on the state of the economy. We have a very generous group of students and staff."

Located in Lorain, Second Harvest is a non-profit food bank that supplies service agencies with food for needy families in Lorain, Erie and Huron counties. The Lorain County JVS is one of the largest independent contributors to the food bank from Lorain County.