Great day to be a Greyhound! And Whippet & Pup! Taft ISD hosted a ribbon cutting and grand opening for a Food Pantry that will be located at Woodroe Petty Elementary!
The initiative is a partnership with Communities In Schools of the Coastal Bend and the Coastal Bend Food Bank. Thanks to a generous donation Taft's food pantry along with several others in the area will serve families through 2027.
We appreciate our Petty Safety Patrol & Student Council members for assisting with the ceremony today as well as our Taft High School Cheerleaders and Greyhound Band Drumline for keeping the energy up! We also want to thank our Board members (Greg Benedict, Miranda Benedict, Nicole Garza & Johnny Carvajal); Executive Director of CIS Coastal Bend, Gloria Taylor; Cynthia Carrillo, Coastal Bend Food Bank Agency Relations Coordinator; CIS Coastal Bend Board Members; and Taft Education Foundation members for attending today. We'd also like to give a shout out to KIII 3 News for covering the event.
For more information about the Food Pantry, you can contact Katy Ballesteros, district social worker, at 361-528-2636 ext 2239 or at katy.ballesteros@taftisd.net.