SOLON — “They filled up the Pantry!”

So said Elaine Claude, Director of the Solon Community Food Pantry after the Solon Intermediate School (SIS)’s Alpha Club delivered 1,259 pounds of food (2,788 items) and $315.00 raised during their recent Souper Bowl for Caring food drive.

The annual campaign kicked off Monday, Feb. 3, and ran through Friday, Feb. 7 and marks the third year the club has participated and coincided with the 35th annual national Souper Bowl of Caring through Tackle Hunger (tacklehunger.org). The Alpha Club is part of the Junior Optimists International.