(L-R) Tyroneisha Howard, a 5th grader at Lanier Elementary, along with her grandmother, Patricia Stewart ( who's son Roddrell Stewart #67, plays for the Jaguars), and Sheila Minor, an academic counselor with the Athletic Department help prepare Thanksgiving baskets to be given to deserving families.

SU football feeds families through annual holiday food drive

Food collected during 15th Annual SU Thanksgiving Good Drive.

The 15th Annual SU Thanksgiving Food Drive concluded with the distribution of food the Tuesday before Thanksgiving in the Stewart Hall Auditorium.

The drive more than exceeded its goal of feeding 225. SU Football Administrative Assistant Fernandez Griffin said, as of Monday afternoon, the drive was to the point of being able to feed nearly 300.

"It's a blessing to see everybody chipping in to make this project work," Griffin said. "I can¹t say enough about Community Volunteerism and all the people involved."

Food was dropped off at the following locations: Top Choice Products (Harding Boulevard), Chicken Shack (Pawtucket Street), Plank Road Cleaners, Campus Federal Credit Union (Perkins Road), Southern Parents and Teachers Credit Union, Community Volunteerism (in Harris Hall) and Southern Athletic Department (in Jesse Owens Hall).