School Food Drives
We are always excited to work together to provide for our communities!
Mercury Mine Cereal Box Challenge
During their fourth food drive of the year in May, Mercury Mine Students collected 274 boxes of cereal, five cases of water, and four boxes of misc. food. -The sixth grade classes had a fun time creating a domino chain in their media center and they have plans to make a even bigger one next year! The student council held 4 food drives this year with a total of 3,927 pounds of food collected.
Way to go!
2024-2025 School Year Food Drives
PVUSD SCHOOLS
Boulder Creek
5,940 Pounds of Food
Plus $870.00
Cactus View Elementary
Pounds of Food
Copper Canyon Elementary School
5895 Pounds of Food which includes 63 turkeys
Desert Shadows Elementary School
300 Pounds of Food
October- The school nurse hosted a Back to School drive as a “thank you” to the PVCFB for their support of our school nurses!
Desert Springs Prep Elementary
Pounds of Food
Desert Trails Elementary
Pounds of Food
Explorer Middle School
1,320 Pounds of Food
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Desert Cove Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Grayhawk Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Fireside Elementary School
5,025 Pounds of Food
Indian Bend Elementary
Pounds of Food
Horizon High School
Pounds of Food
Larkspur Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Liberty Elementary
Pounds of food
Mercury Mine Elementary School
1200 Pounds of Food
MMES student council will hold 4 food drives during the school year.
Mountain Trail Middle School
Pounds of Food
North Canyon High School
Pounds of Food
North Ranch Elementary School
1075 Pounds of Food
Palomino Primary School
Pounds of Food
Palomino Intermediate School
Pounds of Food
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
Pounds of Food
Pinnacle High School
996 Pounds of Food
PV High School
Pounds of Food
Quail Run Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Sandpiper Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Shea Middle School
1200 Pounds of Food
Sky Crossing Elementary School
Pounds of Food
Sunset Canyon Elementary
Pounds of Food
Sweetwater Community School
Pounds of Food
Sunrise Middle School
900 Pounds of Food
Shadow Mountain High School
Pounds of Food
Thank you to the National Honor Society for the donations from your food drive.
Vista Verde Middle School
Pounds of Food
Wildfire Elementary
Pounds of Food
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Basis Phoenix
1,325 Pounds of Food
Milestones Charter School
Pounds of Food
Basis Phoenix Primary
1010 Pounds of Food
Benchmark Elementary School
600 Pounds of Food
Crestview College Preparatory
Pounds of Food
Great Hearts Phoenix Prepatory
1,110 Pounds of Food
Great Hearts Phoenix Prep Archway
Pounds of Food
Guidepost Montessori at North Scottsdale
350 Pounds of Food
Arizona Language Preparatory
Pounds of Food
Basis Scottsdale Primary – West
225 Pounds of Food
Montessori Day Mountainside
585 Pounds of Food in November 2024
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
AAEC Early College High School
Pounds of Food
El Dorado Guidepost Montessori
Pounds of Food
Thunderbird Adventist Academy
Pounds of Food
Pardes Jewish Day School
Pounds of Food
Rancho Solano Preparatory
Pounds of Food
Scottsdale Christian Academy
Pounds of Food
GROUPS & BUSINESSES
2023-2024 School Year Food Drives
PVUSD SCHOOLS
Boulder Creek
5,875 Pounds of Food
Cactus View Elementary
1140 Pounds of Food
Copper Canyon Elementary School
5,130 (60 turkeys 3,930 lbs)
Desert Shadows Elementary School
1440 Pounds of Food
Desert Springs Prep Elementary
720 Pounds of Food
Desert Trails Elementary
2,325 Pounds of Food
Explorer Middle School
1,200 Pounds of Food
The school exceeded last year’s donation by 50%.
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
totals coming soon…
Desert Cove Elementary School
400 Pounds of Food
Grayhawk Elementary School
690 Pounds of Food
Fireside Elementary School
9,000 Pounds of Food
This total is an increase of 16% over last year!
Indian Bend Elementary
1,500 Pounds of Food
Horizon High School
390 Pounds of Food
Larkspur Elementary School
1,408 Pounds of Food
Congratulations goes out to Mrs. Thurston's kindergarten class and Mrs. Housden's 5th grade class for collecting the largest number of items in the school!
Liberty Elementary
1,080 Pounds of food
Mercury Mine Elementary School
3,927 Pounds of Food
425 pounds of water and toiletries. This is the third food drive for PVCFB this school year.
Their fourth drive in May collected 274 boxes of cereal, five cases of water, and four boxes of misc. food. Total weight was 742 pounds.
Mountain Trail Middle School
4,500 Pounds plus $450.00
The school almost doubled their previous donation. This is thanks to Ms. Nicoletti, the Honors ELA Teacher and her very enthusiastic students.
North Canyon High School
330 Pounds of Food
Collected by the Key Club
North Ranch Elementary School
550 Pounds of Food
Palomino Primary School
2,550 Pounds of Food
Palomino Intermediate School
1,800 Pounds of Food
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
510 Pounds of Food
Pinnacle High School
125 Pounds of Food
PV High School
390 Pounds of Food
Quail Run Elementary School
2100 Pounds of Food
Sandpiper Elementary School
300 Pounds of Food
Shea Middle School
840 Pounds of Food
Sky Crossing Elementary School
925 Pounds of Food
Sunset Canyon Elementary
1,500 Pounds of Food
Sweetwater Community School
540 Pounds of Food
Sunrise Middle School
1140 Pounds of Food
Shadow Mountain High School
1326 Pounds of Food
Thank you to the National Honor Society for the donations from your food drive.
Vista Verde Middle School
300 Pounds of Food
Wildfire Elementary
1,350 Pounds of Food
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Basis Phoenix
1,250 Pounds of Food
Milestones Charter School
totals coming soon…
Basis Phoenix Primary
2,100 Pounds of Food
Benchmark Elementary School
808 Pounds of Food
Crestview College Preparatory
525 Pounds of Food
Great Hearts Phoenix Prepatory
totals coming soon…
Great Hearts Phoenix Prep Archway
930 Pounds of Food
Arizona Language Preparatory
1,350 Pounds of food
Montessori Day Mountainside
1050 Pounds of Food
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
AAEC Early College High School
472 Pounds of Food
El Dorado Guidepost Montessori
270 Pounds of Food
Thunderbird Adventist Academy
900 Pounds of Food
Each year this school has topped the previous year’s total. This year was an increase of 20% over last year!
Pardes Jewish Day School
totals coming soon…
Rancho Solano Preparatory
4,800 Pounds of Food
Scottsdale Christian Academy
4,200 Pounds of Food
GROUPS & BUSINESSES
Temple Kol Ami - Scottsdale
November 2023- TKA purchased and donated 75 frozen turkeys and purchased and donated over TWO TONS of groceries to the PV Community Food Bank.
April 2024
Thank you to Temple Kol Ami volunteers who spent over $4000 at Fry's and stocked the shelves of the PV Community Food Bank with 2900 pounds of food! Their AMAZING 6th graders also did their own food drive tzedakah collection! They collected $400 and went to Fry's during Religious School this weekend to help purchase food as well.
2022-2023 School Year Food Drives
PVUSD SCHOOLS
Indian Bend Elementary
1,200 Lbs of Food!
Liberty Elementary
1,200 Lbs of Food!
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
1,800 Lbs of Food!
Quail Run Elementary School
240 Lbs of Food!
Desert Springs Elementary
750 Lbs of Rice and Beans!
Sunset Canyon Elementary
1,470 Lbs of Food!
North Canyon High School
780 Lbs of Food!
Cactus View Elementary
2,400 Lbs of Food!
Vista Verde Middle School
900 Lbs of Food!
North Canyon High School Cheer Team
780 Lbs of Food!
Wildfire Elementary
1,820 Lbs of Food!
Grayhawk Elementary School
1,500 Lbs of Food!
Palomino Primary School
3,060 Lbs of Food!
Palomino Intermediate School
942 Lbs of Food!
Pinnacle High School
2,010 Lbs of Food!
Desert Trails Elementary
2,100 Lbs of Food!
Sky Crossing Elementary School
274 Lbs of Food!
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
900 Lbs of Food!
Fireside Elementary School
7,100 Lbs of Food!
Sandpiper Elementary School
1,310 Lbs of Food & 8 Turkeys!
Explorer Middle School
810 Lbs of Food!
Mountain Trail Middle School
2,850 Lbs of Food!
Boulder Creek Elementary School
8,082 Lbs of Food & $770!
Desert Shadows Elementary School
450 Lbs of Food!
North Ranch Elementary School
1,200 Lbs of Food!
Copper Canyon Elementary School
4,630 Lbs of Food & Turkey!
Sunrise Middle School
690 Lbs of Food!
Desert Springs Elementary School
750 Pounds of Tuna!
Mercury Mine Elementary School
764 Pounds of Foo
Mercury Mine Elementary School
1,016 Pounds of Food!
Mercury Mine is known to have many food drives throughout the year. Special Thank You to Mercury Mine for helping us in the fight against food insecurity!
Quail Run Elementary School
2,520 Pounds of Food!
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Basis Phoenix
27 Pounds of Food!
Milestones Charter School
1,686 Pounds of Food!
Basis Phoenix Primary
330 Pounds of Food!
Benchmark Elementary School
1,420 Pounds of Food!
Great Hearts Phoenix Prepatory
1,410 Pounds of Food!
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Scottsdale Christian Academy
2,910 Pounds of Food!
El Dorado Guidepost Montessori
750 Pounds of Food!
Thunderbird Adventist Academy
780 Pounds of Food!
Pardes Jewish Day School
1,800 Pounds of Food!
Rancho Solano Preparatory
4,400 Pounds of Food!
AAEC Early College High School
300 Pounds of Food!
2021-2022 School Year Food Drives
PVUSD SCHOOLS
Boulder Creek Elementary School
10,420 Lbs of Food!
Copper Canyon Elementary School
8,601 Lbs, 107 turkeys, $100 Cash!
Chaparral High School (Scottsdale Unified School District)
143 Lbs of Food!
Desert Springs Elementary
870 Lbs of Food!
Desert Trails Elementary
4,872 Lbs of Food!
Explorer Middle School
540 Lbs of Food!
Fireside Elementary School
4,126 Lbs of Food!
Grayhawk Elementary School
2,400 Lbs of Food!
Hidden Hills Elementary School
1,140 Lbs of Food!
Horizon High School
311 Lbs of Food!
Indian Bend Elementary School
1,470 Lbs of Food!
Liberty Elementary School
360 Lbs of Food!
Mercury Mine Elementary School
2,130 Lbs of Food!
North Canyon High School
840 Lbs of Food!
North Ranch Elementary School
1,260 Lbs of Food!
Palomino Primary School
3,210 Lbs of Food!
Palomino Intermediate School
1,320 Lbs of Food!
Paradise Valley High School
29 Lbs of Food!
Paradise Valley HS Women’s Volleyball Team
450 Lbs of Food!
Pinnacle High School
3,450 Lbs of Food!
Pinnacle Peak Preparatory
850 Lbs of Food!
Quail Run Elementary School
3,600 Lbs of Food!
Quail Run Elementary School
150 Lbs of Food!
Sandpiper Elementary School
3,000 Lbs of Food!
Sandpiper Elementary 'Souper Bowl' Food Drive
240 Lbs of Food!
Shadow Mountain High School
2,477 Lbs of Food!
Shea Middle School
2,220 Lbs of Food!
Sky Crossing Elementary School
1,500 Lbs of Food!
Sunrise Middle School
479 Lbs of Food!
Sweetwater Connect
630 Lbs of Food!
Wildfire Elementary School
1,450 Lbs of Food!
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Agriculture And Equine School
750 Lbs of Food!
Archway Charter School
5,420 Lbs of Food!
Arizona Language Prep
1,350 Lbs of Food!
Basis Phoenix Primary
1,863 Lbs of Food!
Basis Phoenix Primary
360 Lbs of Food!
Basis Scottsdale Primary School East
2,451 Lbs of Food!
Basis Scottsdale Primary School West
820 Lbs of Food!
Crestview College Preparatory
660 Lbs of Food!
Discovery 4H
153 Lbs of Food!
Great Hearts Academics Archway North Phoenix
1,890 Lbs of Food!
Franklin Phonetic Primary School
360 Lbs of Food!
Montessori Day Public School-Mountainside
1,200 Lbs of Food!
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Annunication Catholic School
238 Lbs of Food!
Rancho Solano Preparatory Lower
5,730 Lbs of Food!
Thunderbird Adventist Academy
450 Lbs of Food!
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