During an all-school assembly in October, Williams’ Service Committee leaders Rian Gallagher of Old Saybrook, Amanda Nessel of Stonington, and Lily Shea of Old Lyme, all seniors, educated students on food insecurity in our local region, the impact of food insecurity on individuals, and what the Williams community can do to help.

With a donation of reusable bags from Shoprite New London and the Capano Family, each Williams family received two bags to fill with non-perishable food items, using the school’s gymnasium as a collection center before items were donated to the Gemma E. Moran United Way Food Bank on Nov. 5.

The Williams School collected more than 150 grocery bags of food, totalling over 1,700 pounds, that has been donated to the food bank.

“It was great that we were able to find a way to continue the Williams tradition of supporting local food banks,” Nessel said in a release. “It was really nice to see how many bags we collected, and I can’t wait to create other ways to give back to our local communities, especially when the need is significant.”

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