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George Washington High School 'Angels' Win $10,000 for Food Banks

 Five George Washington High School students collected more than 1,700 pounds of food.
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EAST SIDE — Five George Washington High School students dubbed the "Feeding Angels" have won $10,000 for the Chicago Food Depository.

The students — Juliana Hernandez, Ahtziri Del Toro, Leena Haddad, Iris Hernandez and Suntris King — spent months researching and fighting hunger as part of a project for Lead2Feed, a student leadership program. The program recognized their efforts with the prize money.

"They weren't looking to win," said school counselor Sheryl Bond, who mentored the girls. "They just really wanted to do what they thought was a good thing."

The girls, who named themselves the "Feeding Angels," created and led a food donation drive at the school, collecting more than 1,700 pounds. Bond encouraged and guided them along the way, and they became passionate about helping the food-needy of Chicago.

The Feeding Angels Feed2Achieve from Sheryl Bond on Vimeo.

Bond took video of each step of the Angels' project and submitted it to Lead2Feed in April. The girls were one of 10 schools across the United States picked to receive a $10,000 prize to go toward charity (Chicago High School for Agricultural Studies also won and is sending its $10,000 to the Pacific Garden Mission).

The Feeding Angels collected 1,757 pounds of food, which will provide about 1,464 quality meals for families in Cook County, according to a Learn2Feed news release.

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