From Nov. 1-5, Skyline held a drive to collect goods for the Second Harvest Food Bank of San Mateo.

The Associ­ated Students of Skyline spon­sored the week­long event held annually during November. Sky­line club mem­bers and students were encouraged to bring in canned goods and other non-perishables for the weeklong food drive. For any students who wanted to partici­pate but forgot to bring anything, the ASSC purchased goods for students to donate to the club of their choice. By the week’s end, the remaining unsold food was donated to the char­ity along with all the revenue earned from the sale of food.

“The event itself is actually grow­ing in regards to the amount of food that we collect and donate,” said ASSC president Raymond Parenti- Kurttila. “It gets progressively better every time we do it.”

By the end of the event $867 were collected by the clubs. Surgi­cal Technology, Phi Theta Kappa, and Skyline Cheer and Dance Clubs were the top three fundraising clubs, respectively. Although the top three groups who raise the most donations are rewarded, clubs were more interested in be­ing involved.

” I t ‘s n i c e to help people, even if we don’t win,” said Ce­ramics Club Treasurer Jea­nette Borgo. The aforementioned club encour­aged its nearly 40 members to participate by cleaning out their pantries or buying ex­tras to donate.

First time participants, the Sur­gical Technology Club, were the clear winners of the drive. The club managed to gather boxes full of donations.

“[We were] pleasantly surprised at how much people wanted to contribute,” said Lena Warren, the Surgical Technology Club’s enthu­siastic secretary.

The Administration of Justice, American Medical Student Associa­tion, Black Student Union, Filipino Student Union, Gay Straight Alli­ance, Honors Transfer Program, and TRIO also helped fill 16 barrels.