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Help CHS Beat Alton & Tackle Hunger Next Week!

Posted Date: 09/11/26 (03:15 PM)
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A promotional graphic for a 'Let's Tackle Hunger' food drive featuring Collinsville and Alton, with drop-off details and suggested food items.
Next week, September 14-18, Collinsville High School is one of the school's featured in KSDK's Tackle Hunger campaign to benefit Operation Food Search.

Each week, 5 On Your Sidelines, 5 On Your Side's Friday night sports show, features a high school football matchup. While the teams battle it out on the field, their communities compete off the field to see which school can collect the most food before kickoff.  Next week's featured game is Collinsville vs. Alton.


Here’s how it works: 
  • Operation Food Search officials drop off 15 empty barrels at two schools that are playing each other in football, Friday night. 
  • Students and staff rally their communities and collect donate-able food items all week. 
  • Friday, Operation Food Search picks up the barrels filled with donated food items and weighs them. 
  • The results are reported during the KSDK Friday 10 p.m. Sports segment “5 On Your Sideline.”

This year's campaign goal is to collect more than 55,000 pounds of food by bringing local schools, businesses and community members together to help fight hunger across the St. Louis area.


Food will be collected at Collinsville High School:
- Students can drop food donations when they enter school in the mornings
- The community can leave food donations in a bin at the CHS flagpole during the school day
- Collection bins will be available at CHS home games next week for tennis, volleyball & soccer  

Operation Food Search officials say the most-wanted food donations include:
  • Light Tuna, Salmon & Chicken (canned & pouches)
  • Soup, Chili, Stew w/ Meat & Beans
  • Canned Fruit (in natural juices)
  • Diced Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Pasta Sauces
  • Canned Beans, Canned Vegetables
  • Instant Brown Rice, Whole Wheat Pasta
  • Dried spices: chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, basil
  • Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste
  • Low sodium options & pop-top cans are especially appreciated
  • Please no glass or ramen noodles
This is the fifth Tackle Hunger campaign.  The annual effort is a partnership between 5 On Your Side, Neighbors Credit Union and Operation Food Search, combining the excitement of high school football with a community-wide effort to help families in need. 

The program is made possible by Neighbors Credit Union.